| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | aged | made old by time |
| 2. | airless | without fresh air; stuffy |
| 3. | automatic | done without thought; routine |
| 4. | banal | so common it’s boring |
| 5. | behind the times | not up to date |
| 6. | bland | lacking strong taste or interest |
| 7. | boring | not interesting; tiresome |
| 8. | burned out | used up; no longer effective |
| 9. | by-the-book | done routinely; not inventive |
| 10. | calcified | hardened and resistant to change |
| 11. | chewy | tough to chew; not fresh |
| 12. | clichéd | full of clichés; unoriginal |
| 13. | close | stuffy; lacking ventilation |
| 14. | commonplace | ordinary; not original |
| 15. | contaminated | made impure or unsafe |
| 16. | conventional | following old, familiar ways |
| 17. | cookie-cutter | mass-produced; unoriginal |
| 18. | dated | showing its age; old |
| 19. | day-old | from the previous day |
| 20. | dead | without life or energy |
| 21. | derivative | unoriginal; copied from others |
| 22. | drab | dull and lacking color |
| 23. | dreary | dull and depressing |
| 24. | dry | lacking moisture; not fresh |
| 25. | dull | not interesting or lively |
| 26. | entrenched | firmly established; hard to change |
| 27. | exhausted | used up; lacking energy |
| 28. | fetid | smelling extremely stale or rotten |
| 29. | fixed | not changing; settled |
| 30. | flat | lacking fizz or liveliness |
| 31. | flavorless | having little or no flavor |
| 32. | formulaic | following a tired formula |
| 33. | fusty | old-fashioned; musty |
| 34. | generic | lacking distinctiveness; ordinary |
| 35. | gray | dull; lacking brightness |
| 36. | hackneyed | overused; lacking originality |
| 37. | halfhearted | lacking energy or enthusiasm |
| 38. | hard | no longer soft or fresh |
| 39. | hidebound | unwilling to change; rigid |
| 40. | inflexible | not willing to change |
| 41. | ingrained | fixed and hard to change |
| 42. | insipid | lacking flavor or interest |
| 43. | lackluster | dull; without sparkle |
| 44. | last season | no longer in style |
| 45. | lifeless | lacking energy or vitality |
| 46. | listless | lacking energy or interest |
| 47. | mechanical | done without freshness or feeling |
| 48. | mildewy | smelling of mildew; damp |
| 49. | moldy | covered with mold; spoiled |
| 50. | monotonous | lacking variety; repetitive |
| 51. | musty | damp-smelling; not fresh |
| 52. | not fresh | no longer fresh |
| 53. | obsolete | no longer used or useful |
| 54. | off | starting to spoil; not fresh |
| 55. | old | not new; from earlier time |
| 56. | orthodox | following accepted, old ways |
| 57. | ossified | rigid and outdated |
| 58. | out of date | not current; old-fashioned |
| 59. | outdated | no longer current or useful |
| 60. | overused | used too much; worn out |
| 61. | passé | no longer fashionable |
| 62. | perfunctory | done with little interest |
| 63. | played out | no longer effective or fresh |
| 64. | predictable | easy to guess; not fresh |
| 65. | pro forma | done as routine formality |
| 66. | putrid | rotting; extremely foul |
| 67. | rancid | smelling or tasting spoiled |
| 68. | repetitive | repeated too often; dull |
| 69. | rigid | not flexible; unchanging |
| 70. | rote | done by habit; unthinking |
| 71. | routine | done the same way often |
| 72. | rubbery | tough and springy; not fresh |
| 73. | run-of-the-mill | ordinary; not special |
| 74. | same old | unchanged and boringly familiar |
| 75. | shopworn | overused; no longer fresh |
| 76. | sour | spoiled; turned acidic |
| 77. | spiritless | without spirit or liveliness |
| 78. | spoiled | gone bad; not edible |
| 79. | standard | usual; not distinctive |
| 80. | stereotyped | overfamiliar; lacking originality |
| 81. | stuffy | airless; lacking freshness |
| 82. | tedious | too long and dull |
| 83. | threadbare | worn thin; overused |
| 84. | timeworn | old and overused |
| 85. | tired | overused; lacking freshness |
| 86. | tiresome | causing boredom or fatigue |
| 87. | tiring | becoming boring through repetition |
| 88. | tough | hard to chew; not fresh |
| 89. | trite | overused; not original |
| 90. | unchanged | not altered; same as before |
| 91. | unexciting | not exciting; dull |
| 92. | unimaginative | lacking new ideas |
| 93. | uninspired | lacking creativity or freshness |
| 94. | uninvolving | not engaging or interesting |
| 95. | unoriginal | not new or inventive |
| 96. | wearisome | tiring; boring over time |
| 97. | weary | tired; lacking freshness |
| 98. | worn out | used too much; exhausted |
| 99. | worn thin | overused; losing impact |
| 100. | yesterday’s | no longer current or exciting |
