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Shopworn

Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.

📖 Definitions of "Shopworn"

adjective

1
Having been used, as a sample item in a retail store.
"The handbag looks nice, but shopworn."
2
Faded.
3
Not fresh; tired or cliché.

🔄 Synonyms of "Shopworn"

12 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
banal	Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
tritenoun	Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
stocknoun	A store or supply.
hackneyed	Repeated too often.
threadbare	Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
tired	In need of some rest or sleep.
commonplacenoun	Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
timeworn	Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
worn	Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
well-worn	Showing signs of wear because of extensive use.
unoriginalnoun	Lacking originality.
shopsoiled	Alternative form of shop-soiled. [Synonym of shopworn.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Shopworn"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
timewornnoun	Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
well-worn	Showing signs of wear because of extensive use.
wornverb	Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
tired	In need of some rest or sleep.
threadbare	Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
unoriginal	Lacking originality.
banal	Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
hackneyed	Repeated too often.
trite	Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
shopsoiled	Alternative form of shop-soiled. [Synonym of shopworn.]
commonplace	Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
stock	Of a type normally available for purchase/in stock.
shop-soiled	Of a product in a retail store: damaged from being on display and handled by customers, etc.
shelfworn	Alternative form of shelf-worn. [Of a book etc.: exhibiting superficial damage from having been repeatedly removed from and replaced on a shelf.]
worn-in	(of clothing) More comfortable as a result of having been worn often or for an extended period.
shelf-worn	Of a book etc.: exhibiting superficial damage from having been repeatedly removed from and replaced on a shelf.
napworn	(of fabric) Having its fuzzy surface worn down or off.
bare	Naked, uncovered.
worn-out	Of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion.
pre-distressed	(colloquial, of clothes or furniture) Already distressed before purchase, artificially made to look worn and old.