THREADBARE


Meaning of THREADBARE in English

adj. Function: adjective

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

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

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

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

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

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

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