stales
Goes dry, flavorless
Stales is the third-person singular verb form of stale, meaning to make or become stale—to lose freshness, interest, or vitality.
A joke stales with repetition.
A relationship stales when routine displaces excitement: The thrill stales after a few months.
In chess, stales means to force an opponent into stalemate.
No longer new
- dried-outDepleted of moisture
- hardenedMade tough or unfeeling
- day-oldMade twenty-four hours prior
- crustyHard-shelled, literally or figuratively
moldy · musty · flat · tasteless · flavorless · leftover · expired · spoiled
unfresh
No longer new
crusty · moldy · musty · flat · tasteless · flavorless · leftover · expired · spoiled · rancid
outdated
No longer in use
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- antiquatedOld and outdated
outmoded · passe · stagnant · tired · worn · hackneyed · clichéd · trite · overused · unoriginal
draw
Create with pencil
- deadlockMutual blocking, no progress
- impasseSituation without resolution
- checkmateInescapable capture position
endgame · standoff · tie · no-win · trapped · immobilized · blocked · cornered · stuck · gridlock
stalesfreshens
Makes clean again
enlivens · invigorates · energizes · revitalizes · reinvigorates
- stale breadDried-out baked good
- military stalemateProlonged combat impasse
- stale beerBeer gone flat
- stale chipsSnacks gone soft