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View usage for: (θredbeəʳ) 1. adjectiveThreadbare clothes, carpets, and other pieces of cloth look old, dull, and very thin, because they have been worn or used too much. She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet. Synonyms: shabby, worn, frayed, old More Synonyms of threadbare 2. adjectiveIf you describe an activity, an idea, or an argument as threadbare, you mean that it is very weak, or inadequate, or old and no longer interesting. ...the government's threadbare domestic policies. Synonyms: hackneyed, common, tired, stale More Synonyms of threadbare threadbare in British English (ˈθrɛdˌbɛə) adjective1. (of cloth, clothing, etc) having the nap worn off so that the threads are exposed 2. meagre or poor a threadbare existence 3. hackneyed a threadbare argument 4. wearing threadbare clothes; shabby Derived forms threadbareness (ˈthreadˌbareness) noun threadbare in American English (ˈθrɛdˌbɛr) adjective1. worn down so that the threads show; having the nap or surface fibers worn off threadbare rugs 2. wearing old, worn clothes; shabby 3. that has lost freshness or novelty; stale a threadbare argument Examples of 'threadbare' in a sentencethreadbare Definition wearing shabby worn-out clothes She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet. Synonyms Opposites new , good , smart , brand-new , well-preserved Definition having been used or expressed so often as to be no longer interesting the government's threadbare domestic policies Synonyms Opposites new , different , original , fresh , novel , unusual , unfamiliar , unconventional Additional synonymsDefinition frequently encountered Earthquakes are fairly common in this part of the world. Synonyms usual, standard, daily, regular, ordinary, familiar, plain, conventional, routine, frequent, everyday, customary, commonplace, vanilla (slang), habitual, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, stock, workaday, bog-standard (British, Irish, slang), a dime a dozen Definition dull or unoriginal The practice was virtually unheard of twenty years ago, but has now become commonplace. Synonyms everyday, common, ordinary, widespread, pedestrian, customary, mundane, vanilla (slang), banal, run-of-the-mill, humdrum, dime-a-dozen (informal), trite, uninterestingDefinition following the accepted customs and lacking originality This is a rather conventional work by a mediocre author. Synonyms unoriginal, routine, stereotyped, pedestrian, commonplace, banal, prosaic, run-of-the-mill, hackneyed, vanilla (slang) Nearby words ofthreadbare - thrash something out
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Additional synonymsDefinition unoriginal or oversentimental I know it sounds corny, but I'm not motivated by money. Synonyms unoriginal, banal, trite, hackneyed, dull, old-fashioned, stereotyped, commonplace, feeble, stale, cheesy (informal), old hat Definition frequent or common They are already familiar faces on our TV screens. Synonyms well-known, household, everyday, recognized, common, stock, domestic, repeated, ordinary, conventional, routine, frequent, accustomed, customary, mundane, recognizable, common or garden (informal) a shapeless and frayed jumper Synonyms worn, ragged, worn out, tattered, threadbare, worn thin, out at elbows Definition worn with age or use Dress in old clothes for gardening. Synonyms worn, ragged, shabby, frayed, cast-off, tattered, tatty (British), threadbare`Just do it' has become one of the most overused catchphrases in history. Synonyms hackneyed, worn (out), stock, tired, stereotyped, played out, commonplace, stale, overworked, threadbare, trite, clichéd, unoriginal, platitudinous, timewornDefinition (of clothes) tattered and torn I am usually happiest in ragged jeans and a t-shirt. Synonyms tatty (British), worn, poor, torn, rent, faded, neglected, rundown, frayed, shabby, worn-out, seedy, scruffy, in tatters, dilapidated, tattered, threadbare, unkempt, in rags, down at heel, the worse for wear, in holes, having seen better days, scraggyDefinition dirty and untidy in appearance a young man, pale, scruffy and untidy Synonyms shabby, untidy, ragged, rundown, messy, sloppy (informal), seedy, squalid, tattered, tatty (British), unkempt, disreputable, scrubby (British, informal), grungy, slovenly, mangy, sluttish, slatternly, ungroomed, frowzy, ill-groomed, draggletailed (archaic), daggy (Australian, New Zealand, informal) Definition uninteresting from having been done or seen too many times repeating stale jokes to kill the time Synonyms unoriginal, banal, trite, common, flat, stereotyped, commonplace, worn-out, antiquated, threadbare, old hat, insipid, hackneyed, overused, repetitious, platitudinous, cliché-ridden Listeners seem to have stereotyped ideas. Synonyms unoriginal, stock, standard, tired, conventional, played out, stale, banal, standardized, mass-produced, corny (slang), threadbare, trite, hackneyed, overused, platitudinous, cliché-ridden Definition being a cliché National security is the stock excuse for keeping things confidential. Synonyms hackneyed, standard, usual, set, routine, stereotyped, staple, commonplace, worn-out, banal, run-of-the-mill, trite, overusedAdditional synonymsDefinition ragged or torn He fled wearing a sarong and a tattered shirt. Synonyms torn, ripped, ragged, frayed, threadbareDefinition worn out, shabby, or unkempt A lot of the houses in the street were very tatty. Synonyms shabby, seedy, scruffy, worn, poor, neglected, ragged, run-down, frayed, worn out, dilapidated, tattered, tawdry, threadbare, rumpled, bedraggled, unkempt, down at heel, the worse for wear, having seen better days Definition having been used so often as to be no longer interesting I didn't want to hear one of his tired excuses. Synonyms hackneyed, stale, well-worn, old, stock, familiar, conventional, corny (slang), threadbare, trite, clichéd, outwornDefinition (of a remark or idea) commonplace and unoriginal The movie is teeming with trite and obvious ideas. Synonyms unoriginal, worn, common, stock, ordinary, tired, routine, dull, stereotyped, hack, pedestrian, commonplace, stale, banal, corny (slang), run-of-the-mill, threadbare, clichéd, uninspired, hackneyed, bromidic Definition (of a word or phrase) having lost its meaning or force through being overused To use a well-worn cliché, she does not suffer fools gladly. Synonyms stale, tired, stereotyped, commonplace, banal, trite, hackneyed, overused, timewornDefinition showing signs of long use or wear an elderly man in well-cut but worn clothes Synonyms ragged, shiny, frayed, shabby, tattered, tatty (British), threadbare, the worse for wear |