old-hat

A form of old hat — Something regarded as very familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of date.

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Meanings

adjectiveold-hat (comparative more old-hat, superlative most old-hat)

comparative more old-hat · superlative most old-hat

  1. alternativeAlternative form of old hat.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverepeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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banalcommonplacehackneyedshopwornstockthreadbaretimeworntiredtritewell-wornunoriginal

adjectiveout of fashion

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antiquedemodeexold-fashionedoutmodedpassepasseeunfashionableunstylish
Also see
antiquebanalcommonplacedémodéexhackneyedold-fashionedoutmodedpasseerinky-dinkshopwornstockthreadbaretimeworntiredtriteunfashionableunhipwell-worn

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

old-hat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old-hat

MLA

“old-hat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old-hat. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “old-hat,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/old-hat.

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