OLD HAT Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

old hat

adjective

Definition of old hat

as in historical

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Recent Examples of old hat Dinner reservations for Valentine’s Day are old hat, but dinner reservations inside of a water park? — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 24 Jan. 2026 Another Wicked musical performance might feel old hat. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2025 Selling out a concert on one of the hottest, stickiest nights of the summer is old hat for Whiskey Myers. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2025 The crocodile tears come easy for Drews, as these kinds of scenes are practically old hat by now. — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for old hat

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The 1968 Benchmark The late 1960s marked the historical high-water mark for the real value of the federal minimum wage.

— Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
An international tribunal ruled in 2016 that China has no legal basis to claim historical rights to the bulk of the South China Sea.

— Ivan Watson, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of historical

Adjective

The hotel is adjacent to Monterey State Park; don’t underestimate the pull of the historic adobe buildings and gardens.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
This half-day excursion offers direct round-trip transportation from downtown Louisville to the historic Frankfort distillery, removing the need for a car or rideshare.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of historic

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One poorly configured smart TV or old tablet with an out-of-date OS can give attackers a foothold into everything else connected to the same router.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
The out-of-date Harold’s Chicken Shack company website lists 47 official franchise locations nationwide, primarily through brand licensing rather than a traditional, rigid corporate structure.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

Definition of out-of-date

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Companies embracing enduring relationships and providing necessary business tools will unlock mutual financial growth, moving past outdated, expensive short-term activations.

— Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
An outdated belief may be the roadblock on your path as Saturn stations retrograde today.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Definition of outdated

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Those include boys cross country, wrestling (duals or traditional), tennis and golf and girls cross country, cheerleading (competition or gameday), flag football, tennis and golf.

— Chip Saye, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
In 2012, China occupied Scarborough Shoal, a traditional Filipino fishing ground inside the Philippines’ EEZ, endangering the lives of Philippine personnel and fishermen in the process.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026

Definition of traditional

Adjective

Folk saints fill a void in a largely Catholic country where most saints, many with olden European roots, don’t always resonate.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 7 June 2026
In the olden days, when the United States did summit meetings with the Soviet Union, there was a fundamental reason for that, which is, one of the things that the United States wanted from the Soviet Union was arms control.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 20 May 2026

Definition of olden

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Setting recent works among older ones is an effective element of LACMA’s overall plan to shed outworn hierarchies.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
Perhaps that’s the legacy of outworn stereotypes about corruption or a lack of the type of political will that’s brought more rapid changes to corporate governance and sustainable investing standards in, for example, some Nordic countries.

— Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 June 2022

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