OLD HAT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

old hat

adjective

Definition of old hat

as in historical

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Recent Examples of old hat Dinner reservations for Valentine’s Day are old hat, but dinner reservations inside of a water park? — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2026 Another Wicked musical performance might feel old hat. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025 Selling out a concert on one of the hottest, stickiest nights of the summer is old hat for Whiskey Myers. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 The crocodile tears come easy for Drews, as these kinds of scenes are practically old hat by now. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for old hat

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Adjective

As the industry has expanded, many historical differentiators have now become table stakes.

— Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
At the same time, however, a common thread running through modern retreats and historical spas is that both provide succor for people who have ailments for which standard medicine might not have an answer yet, Köhler continues.

— Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026

Definition of historical

Adjective

And in one section, 1,200 cc engines are being assembled for the company’s new superpremium motorbike, the Norton Manx R, one of four new models from the historic British brand now owned by TVS Motor and set to go on sale later this year.

— Anu Raghunathan, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
New York — The stocks that have fueled Wall Street’s powerful AI rally are suddenly under pressure as investors evaluate rising tensions in the Middle East, take profits after a historic run and reassess where to find value.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Definition of historic

Adjective

Such discussions often uncover resident sentiments about equipment deemed outmoded, unrealized expectations and inconvenient access.

— Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Their outmoded style, with its seriousness and corniness, its big acting choices and low budgets, is basically impossible to recreate without falling into parody.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Definition of outmoded

Adjective

Preckwinkle's team first tackled the out-of-date property tax system by hiring Tyler Technologies under a $30 million dollar contract to upgrade the county's property tax system.

— Chris Tye, CBS News, 10 June 2026
Litman isn’t a baby boomer CEO, dispensing out-of-date wisdom from a corner office or a business school professor, theorizing from a distance.

— Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 11 May 2026

Definition of out-of-date

Adjective

The traditional concept of professional security, once anchored in stable, full-time employment and institutional safeguards, is fundamentally outdated.

— Henrik Totterman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Even though modern machines and detergents have taken most of the workload out of the task, there are still some outdated laundry habits that may leave your clothes and linens looking dingy, smelling less than fresh, and feeling scratchy.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026

Definition of outdated

Adjective

Folk saints fill a void in a largely Catholic country where most saints, many with olden European roots, don’t always resonate.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026
In the olden days, when the United States did summit meetings with the Soviet Union, there was a fundamental reason for that, which is, one of the things that the United States wanted from the Soviet Union was arms control.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026

Definition of olden

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Setting recent works among older ones is an effective element of LACMA’s overall plan to shed outworn hierarchies.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Perhaps that’s the legacy of outworn stereotypes about corruption or a lack of the type of political will that’s brought more rapid changes to corporate governance and sustainable investing standards in, for example, some Nordic countries.

— Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 June 2022

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