What is another word for moth-eaten?
473 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ mˈɒθˈiːtən], [ mˈɒθˈiːtən], [ m_ˈɒ_θ_ˈiː_t_ə_n]
Moth-eaten is an adjective often used to describe something that is old, worn-out or damaged. There are several synonyms for moth-eaten that can be used to express similar ideas. Tattered, ragged, threadbare, and worn-out are a few synonyms that can be used to describe something that is in poor condition. Dilapidated, decayed, and shabby can be used to describe buildings and structures that are old and in a state of disrepair. Antique, vintage, and retro can be used instead of moth-eaten to describe something that is old but still valuable or fashionable. Overall, there are many words that can be used in place of moth-eaten depending on the context.
Synonyms for Moth-eaten:
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adj.
• aged • boring • hackneyed- familiar tune ,
- old chestnut ,
- old saw ,
- old-chestnut ,
- old-hat ,
- old-saw ,
- played out ,
- played-out ,
- run of the mill ,
- wornout ,
- stocker .
- unstylish ,
- more fossilized ,
- more unstylish ,
- most fossilized ,
- most unstylish ,
- un stylish ,
- un usable ,
- un-stylish ,
- un-usable .
- by gone ,
- by-gone ,
- lot mileage ,
- more fossil ,
- more relic ,
- most fossil ,
- most relic ,
- primeval ,
- re mote ,
- re-mote ,
- relic .
- dead gone ,
- dis carded ,
- dis used ,
- dis-carded ,
- dis-used ,
- has been ,
- hasbeen ,
- horse and buggy ,
- horse buggy ,
- more anachronistic ,
- more dinosaur ,
- more disused ,
- more has been ,
- more has-been ,
- more hasbeen ,
- more old school ,
- more old-school ,
- more oldschool ,
- more out of fashion ,
- more out-of-fashion ,
- more outworn ,
- most anachronistic ,
- most dinosaur ,
- most disused ,
- most has been ,
- most has-been ,
- most hasbeen ,
- most old school ,
- most old-school ,
- most oldschool ,
- most out of fashion ,
- most out-of-fashion ,
- most outworn ,
- oldschool ,
- out worn ,
- out-worn ,
- un fashionable ,
- un-fashionable .
- behind times ,
- more anachronous ,
- more out of date ,
- more out of style ,
- more out-of-style ,
- most anachronous ,
- most out of style ,
- most out-of-style ,
- out-of-date ,
- vintage .
- dis organized ,
- dis-organized ,
- down heel ,
- down the heel ,
- full holes ,
- in holes ,
- more battered ,
- more fragmented ,
- more frayed ,
- more frazzled ,
- more patched ,
- more rent ,
- more shredded ,
- more unpressed ,
- most battered ,
- most fragmented ,
- most frayed ,
- most frazzled ,
- most patched ,
- most rent ,
- most shredded ,
- most unpressed ,
- scraggier ,
- un even ,
- un finished ,
- un kempt ,
- un kempter ,
- un kemptest ,
- un pressed ,
- un-even ,
- un-finished ,
- un-kempt ,
- un-kempter ,
- un-kemptest ,
- un-pressed .
- de generated ,
- de solate ,
- de-generated ,
- de-solate ,
- dis figured ,
- dis reputable ,
- dis-figured ,
- dis-reputable ,
- dog eared ,
- dogeared ,
- gone seed ,
- more degenerated ,
- more deteriorating ,
- more disfigured ,
- more dog eared ,
- more dog-eared ,
- more dogeared ,
- most degenerated ,
- most deteriorating ,
- most disfigured ,
- most dog eared ,
- most dog-eared ,
- most dogeared ,
- poverty stricken ,
- povertystricken .
- cliche ridden ,
- cliche-ridden ,
- like dinosaur ,
- more cliche ,
- more cliche ridden ,
- more cliche-ridden ,
- more zestless ,
- most cliche ,
- most cliche ridden ,
- most cliche-ridden ,
- most zestless ,
- yester day ,
- yester day's ,
- yester days ,
- yester-day ,
- yester-day's ,
- yester-days ,
- yesterday ,
- yesterday's .
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n.
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•
- broken .
Other synonyms:
Other relevant words:
- Crumbling ,
- Doddered ,
- Familiar ,
- Mildewed ,
- Mothy ,
- Noachian ,
- Overworked ,
- Smutted ,
- Weariful ,
- Weevily ,
- abject ,
- anile ,
- antiquated ,
- archaic ,
- back-number ,
- bad ,
- banal ,
- base ,
- beat-up ,
- bewhiskered ,
- blasted ,
- blighted ,
- blown ,
- bombed-out ,
- brassy ,
- broken-down ,
- bromidic ,
- bygone ,
- cliche ,
- cobwebby ,
- common ,
- commonplace ,
- contemptible ,
- corny ,
- crabbed ,
- cut-and-dried ,
- dated ,
- debilitated ,
- decayed ,
- decrepit ,
- demode ,
- demoded ,
- despicable ,
- despoiled ,
- dilapidated ,
- dingy ,
- dirty ,
- disreputable ,
- doddering ,
- doddery ,
- dog-eared ,
- done ,
- down-at-heel ,
- down-at-the-heels ,
- dusty ,
- fade ,
- faded ,
- feeble ,
- filthy ,
- finished ,
- flash ,
- flashy ,
- flyblown ,
- fossilized ,
- frayed ,
- frowsty ,
- frowsy ,
- frowzy ,
- full of holes ,
- fusty ,
- garish ,
- gaudy ,
- gerontal ,
- gerontic ,
- gimcrack ,
- gone to seed ,
- grungy ,
- hack ,
- hackney ,
- hackneyed ,
- humdrum ,
- ignominious ,
- infirm ,
- inhuman ,
- loud ,
- low ,
- maggoty ,
- mangy ,
- mean ,
- medieval ,
- mediocre ,
- miserable ,
- moldering ,
- moldy ,
- moribund ,
- moss-grown ,
- mossbacked ,
- mouldy ,
- musty ,
- nasty ,
- neolithic ,
- obsolescent ,
- obsolete ,
- odious ,
- old fashioned ,
- olden ,
- out-dated ,
- outdated ,
- outmoded ,
- outworn ,
- overdone ,
- overused ,
- palsied ,
- passe ,
- platitudinal ,
- platitudinous ,
- poor ,
- ragged ,
- raggedy ,
- ramshackle ,
- ravaged ,
- repulsive ,
- rickety ,
- rococo ,
- rotten ,
- routine ,
- ruined ,
- ruinous ,
- run-down ,
- run-of-the-mill ,
- rusty ,
- scabby ,
- scraggly ,
- scrubby ,
- scruffy ,
- scurvy ,
- seedy ,
- senile ,
- set ,
- shaky ,
- shopworn ,
- shriveled ,
- shrivelled ,
- sick ,
- sleazy ,
- slovenly ,
- smutty ,
- sorry ,
- squalid ,
- square ,
- stereotyped ,
- stereotypic ,
- stereotypical ,
- stock ,
- stricken in years ,
- superannuated ,
- tatterdemalion ,
- tattered ,
- tawdry ,
- tedious ,
- threadbare ,
- time-worn ,
- timeworn ,
- tired ,
- torn ,
- tottering ,
- tottery ,
- trite ,
- truistic ,
- tumbledown ,
- unkempt ,
- used ,
- vermiculate ,
- warmed-over ,
- weak ,
- well-known ,
- well-worn ,
- withered ,
- wizened ,
- worm-eaten ,
- wormy ,
- worn thin ,
- worn-out ,
- wretched .
- anachronistic ,
- back number ,
- badly dressed ,
- badly worn ,
- boring ,
- chainer ,
- cliched ,
- cornball ,
- dead and gone ,
- dinosaur ,
- disused ,
- down at heel ,
- down at the heel ,
- drear ,
- few miles on ,
- had it ,
- has-been ,
- in rags ,
- in tatters ,
- like a dinosaur ,
- lot of mileage ,
- not with it ,
- old ,
- old goat ,
- old-school ,
- oldfashioned ,
- out of date ,
- out of fashion ,
- out of style ,
- out-of-fashion ,
- out-of-style ,
- poorly made ,
- readymade ,
- scraggiest ,
- scraggy ,
- shabby ,
- stale ,
- tatty ,
- unpressed ,
- used up ,
- used-up ,
- zestless .
How to use "Moth-eaten" in context?
trees
The Cherokee National Forest is home to some of the most beautiful and ancient trees in the Appalachian Mountains. Unfortunately, one of these trees - the White Oak - has been the victim of a fungal attack that has killed parts of the tree.
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The fungal infection, which is called Canker, was first noticed on a White Oak in the 5,000-acre Rushing Branch Forest in January 2013. The fungus infected multiple branches and leaves on the tree, eventually killing portions of it. The Cherokee National Forest has since designated the tree as a "moth-eaten" forest tree.
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