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HACKNEYED Antonyms

15 antonyms for hackneyed. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For HACKNEYED

WordSaveSyns..UsageType
creative

adjective

adj

adjective

• having the ability or power to create

adjective satellite

• promoting construction or creation

fresh

adjective

adj

adjective

• recently made, produced, or harvested

• not canned or otherwise preserved

• not containing or composed of salt water

adverb

• very recently

adjective satellite

• (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again

• imparting vitality and energy

• original and of a kind not seen before

• having recently calved and therefore able to give milk

• with restored energy

• not soured or preserved

• free from impurities

• not yet used or soiled

• improperly forward or bold

innovative

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• ahead of the times

• being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before

modern

adverb, adjective

adv, adj

adjective

• belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages

noun

• a contemporary person

• a typeface (based on an 18th century design by Gianbattista Bodoni) distinguished by regular shape and hairline serifs and heavy downstrokes

adjective satellite

• used of a living language; being the current stage in its development

• relating to a recently developed fashion or style

• characteristic of present-day art and music and literature and architecture

• ahead of the times

novel

noun, adjective

n, adj

noun

• an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story

• a printed and bound book that is an extended work of fiction

adjective satellite

• original and of a kind not seen before

• pleasantly new or different

offbeat

adjective

adj

noun

• an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure)

adjective satellite

• (informal) strikingly unconventional

original

noun, adjective

n, adj

adjective

• being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of

noun

• an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made

• something that serves as a model or a basis for making copies

adjective satellite

• preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

• (of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary

• not derived or copied or translated from something else

rare

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness

• recurring only at long intervals

• not widely distributed

• having low density

• marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind

• (of meat) cooked a short time; still red inside

uncommon

adjective

adj

adjective

• not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind

adjective satellite

• marked by an uncommon quality; especially superlative or extreme of its kind

unconventional

adjective

adj

adjective

• not conforming to accepted rules or standards

• not conventional or conformist

adjective satellite

• not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

unexplored

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• not yet discovered

unfamiliar

adjective

adj

adjective

• not known or well known

unique

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• radically distinctive and without equal

• (followed by `to') applying exclusively to a given category or condition or locality

• the single one of its kind

• highly unusual or rare but not the single instance

untrodden

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• lacking pathways

unusual

adjective

adj

adjective

• not usual or common or ordinary

• being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

adjective satellite

• not commonly encountered

Alternatives for CREATIVE

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Alternatives for FRESH

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Alternatives for INNOVATIVE

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Alternatives for MODERN

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Phrases (2)

Alternatives for NOVEL

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Alternatives for OFFBEAT

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Alternatives for ORIGINAL

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Alternatives for RARE

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