THREADBARE


Meaning of THREADBARE in English

adjective

1.

Synonyms: shabby 1, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, run-down, seedy, tacky, tagrag, tattered

Related Word: damaged, impaired, injured; frayed, ragged; shopworn, timeworn, worn

Idioms: the worse for wear, worn to rags ( or threads)

2.

Synonyms: trite , bathetic, cliché, clichéd, commonplace, hack, stale, tired, well-worn, worn-out

Related Word: common, familiar; imitative, uncreative; set, stock; banal, corny

Contrasted words: fresh, new; different, novel, original, unconventional, unusual; memorable

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