Synonyms

Translations

Find Words

Word Forms

☀

	Appearance
✓	Use device theme
✓	Dark theme
✓	Light theme

What is another word for old-saw?

Need synonyms for old-saw? Here's a list of similar words from our thesaurus that you can use instead.

Contexts ▼

An expression that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment

Characterized by overuse to the point of being uninteresting

… more ▼

Noun

An expression that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful

Noun

An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment

fictional account

long and short of it

traditional story

piece of fiction

work of fiction

shaggy-dog story

dramatization^US

adventure story

fictionalisation^UK

dramatisation^UK

fictionalization^US

fictional version

lengthy explanation

written account

firsthand account

old wives' tale

work of imagination

creative writing

superstitious belief

false knowledge

science fiction

sword and sorcery

historical account

indirect representation

extended metaphor

cock and bull story

lengthy statement

traveller's tale

overelaboration

curriculum vitae

catalogue of disasters

chain of events

personal record

trials and tribulations

personal narrative

personal account

idealization^US

previous circumstances

idealisation^UK

romantic short story

written material

romantic fiction

sense of excitement

sense of history

romantic comedy

sense of adventure

sentimental fiction

more ❯

Adjective

Characterized by overuse to the point of being uninteresting

run-of-the-mill

undistinguished

common or garden

no great shakes

dull as dishwater

middle-of-the-road

nothing to write home about

behind the times

run of the mill

past their sell-by date

nothing special

nothing to get excited about

lacking variety

standardized^US

conventionalized

standardised^UK

unsophisticated

run-of-the-mine

unextraordinary

blending into the background

lacking variation

lacking excitement

lacking interest

inconsequential

readily available

widely available

out of commission

horse and buggy

old as the hills

old as Methuselah

well established

plain as the nose on your face

plain as a pikestaff

soul-destroying

dull as ditchwater

undemonstrative

unexceptionable

non-stimulating

straightforward

devoid of emotion

fair-to-middling

fair to middling

lacking in vitality

demoralizing^US

without variety

in the doldrums

devoid of feeling

unobjectionable

demoralising^UK

flat as pancake

lacking personality

lacking charisma

puts one to sleep

neither one thing nor the other

of poor quality

middle of the road

run-of-the mill

par for the course

incomprehensible

matter-of- fact

anesthetized^US

nothing out of the ordinary

lacking vitality

not amounting to much

of little importance

of no consequence

of no importance

of little consequence

not worth mentioning

of no great concern

two-dimensional

anaesthetized^UK

desensitized^US

uncompassionate

along for the ride

desensitised^UK

pure and simple

uncommunicative

lacking originality

more ❯

	Find more words!








old-saw
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

See Also

What is the opposite of old-saw?
Words that rhyme with old-saw
Use our Synonym Finder

Nearby Words

Old Scandinavian

Find Synonyms

Word Tools			Finders & Helpers		Other Languages		More		Synonyms
Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Nouns Verbs	Adjectives Adverbs Plural Singular Past Tense Present Tense		Word Unscrambler Words With Friends Scrabble Crossword / Codeword		Français Español Italiano Deutsch		Home iOS / Android App About Us Contact Us Terms of Use Privacy Statement Don't Sell Personal Data		A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Antonyms A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Copyright WordHippo © 2022