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has-been

adjective as in old hat

adjective as in passé

noun as in loser

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As for the event itself, well, the has-been is Sarah Palin, and the obnoxious man is Donald Trump.

Most comically of all, I will never forget the brief Al-Sharpton-has-been-redeemed interregnum.

The surest sign of the star's implosion: he's become best friends with baseball has-been Lenny Dykstra.

As a writer Shepard is not nearly in the land of the has-been.

A formidable rival to this magnificent fall of water has-been discovered by that indefatigable traveller, Dr. Livingston.

"Be careful, and don't make me a has-been," David cautioned.

Returned home, and friendly received in his high rank of a “has-been” and “recovered” prodigal?

I wanted t' make you a real lady—t' take you away from Mulligan's—but now—I'm only—a 'has-been.'

The boss hired him to stand on the stairs for a kind of scenery to show there was something doing in the has-been line upstairs.

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On this page you'll find 254 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to has-been, such as: antiquated, back number, dated, obsolete, of the old school, and old-fashioned.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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