musty | Definition of musty

Synonyms and Antonyms of musty

1 having an unpleasant smell

musty old gym socks

Synonyms of musty

fetid, foul, frowsty [chiefly British], frowsy (or frowzy), funky, fusty, malodorous, noisome, rank, reeking, reeky, ripe, smelly, stenchy, stinking, stinky, strong

Words Related to musty

putrid, rancid, skunky, stale

bad, disgusting, offensive, repulsive, revolting, vile

decayed, decaying, decomposed, decomposing, rotted, rotten, rotting, spoiled, spoiling

dirty, filthy, nasty, noxious

odiferous, odoriferous, odorous

Near Antonyms of musty

flowery, fruity, spicy, woodsy

Antonyms of musty

ambrosial, aromatic, fragrant, perfumed, redolent, savory (also savoury), scented, sweet

2 used or heard so often as to be dull

the musty prose of writers who use the same expressions over and over

Synonyms of musty

banal, cliché (also cliche), clichéd, cobwebby, commonplace, hack, hackney, hackneyed, moth-eaten, obligatory, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn

Words Related to musty

bromidic, platitudinal, platitudinous

canned, cardboard, conventional, cookie-cutter, derivative, imitative, ready-made, tried-and-true, unimaginative, uninspired, unoriginal

normal, ordinary, rote, routine, standard, stock, typical, usual

arid, barren, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monotonous, numbing, old, pedantic, pedestrian, ponderous, prosaic, stodgy, stuffy, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, undramatic, uninteresting, vapid, wearisome, weary, wearying

old-fashioned, old hat

Near Antonyms of musty

animating, energizing, enlivening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, stimulating

absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting

atypical, extraordinary, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unknown, unprecedented, unusual

pathbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing

Antonyms of musty