SHOPWORN Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

shopworn

adjective

ˈshäp-ˌwȯrn

Definition of shopworn

as in stereotyped

used or heard so often as to be dull the shopworn suggestion to job applicants to "just be yourself"

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Recent Examples of shopworn Perhaps most astonishingly, the movie manages to make creepy clowns — that shopworn trope — genuinely frightening again. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026 The Broncos look slow, sloppy, shopworn and stale. — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2025 Carson said — 50 times Carson’s office, on a quiet street in downtown Modesto, was gritty and shopworn and functional in feel. — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2021 If your listing has become shopworn, look at reducing the price or offering incentives. — John Nugent, Houston Chronicle, 4 July 2020 See All Example Sentences for shopworn

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Adjective

Despite their outer appearances and oftentimes stereotyped personalities, the ladies embrace each other’s depths and contradictions.

— Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026
This is a directed, stereotyped behavior in which the highest-resolution region of the somatosensory surface is brought to bear on the object requiring the most detailed analysis.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026

Definition of stereotyped

Adjective

The brand is winning over tired consumers who already reach for something sweet before bed by combining the comfort of a late-night treat with ingredients designed to support a better sleep routine.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 17, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026
Some get the number of dollars tied to their age (this used to be the case for Ollie and his brother, Owen, until their mom, Rebecca, got tired of them fighting over their disparate payouts) and others much more.

— Erika Janes, Curbed, 17 July 2026

Definition of tired

Adjective

Maybe so, but think of how badly Congress had stated those hackneyed ideas.

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
While not exactly a feminist screed, the script grants nary a free pass to the glut of hackneyed gender conventions in the golden-age canon without at least cracking a joke.

— Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of hackneyed

Adjective

In Crimea, where Ukrainian strikes on supply routes and infrastructure have become commonplace, gasoline is especially scarce, and power outages are routine.

— Joshua Yaffa, New Yorker, 15 July 2026
Technology has now reached the stage where small-scale, portable X-ray devices are commonplace on Earth.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 14 July 2026

Definition of commonplace

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