has-been

Speech parts

1. has-been - Noun

2. has-been - Phrase

Meaning

someone who is no longer popular

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

Has Been

Synonyms

back-number rusty nail former destroyed defeated beaten nobody disappointment dinosaur nonentity also-ran horse and buggy burnt-out dead in the water ne'er-do-well

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Antonyms

rising star popular figure prominent figure notable celebrity notable star influential icon

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Hypernyms

senior citizen oldster golden ager old person

Examples

I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Lauren Bacall

I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember, years ago, seeing kind of a has-been country singer working - when I first moved to Nashville - in a bar in a Holiday Inn. Jimmy Buffett

I am not interested in releasing best of stuff and I have not given my permission. You release best of packages when you're a has-been and have nothing new to offer. Amanda Lear

Remember, it's better to be a has-been than a never-been. Tiny Tim

Have you heard It was on the news Your child can read you like a bedtime story Like a magazine Like a has-been out to grass Like afternoon T. V. Why is my life going by so fast? Roger Waters

a has-been superstar. Amitabh Bachchan

Words in the phrase

has been

Close letter words and terms

has until now been has views to the sea has-a has-been-dom Hasaean Hasaka