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Threadbare

/ˈθɹɛdbɛə(ɹ)/

(of cloth) shabby, frayed and worn to an extent that warp threads show

📖 Definitions of "Threadbare"

adjective

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
banal	Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
tritenoun	Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
stocknoun	A store or supply.
hackneyed	Repeated too often.
tired	In need of some rest or sleep.
commonplacenoun	Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
timeworn	Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
worn	Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
well-worn	Showing signs of wear because of extensive use.
shopworn	Of an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired.
unoriginalnoun	Lacking originality.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wornverb	Damaged and shabby as a result of much use.
shopworn	Of an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired.
well-worn	Showing signs of wear because of extensive use.
timewornnoun	Showing the effects of wear due to long use.
tired	In need of some rest or sleep.
unoriginal	Lacking originality.
banal	Common in a boring way, to the point of being predictable; containing nothing new or fresh.
hackneyed	Repeated too often.
trite	Often in reference to a word or phrase: used so many times that it is commonplace, or no longer interesting or effective; worn out, hackneyed.
commonplace	Ordinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
stock	Of a type normally available for purchase/in stock.
seedy	Literal senses:
wornout	—
bare	Naked, uncovered.
raggedynoun	(of clothing) Torn, ragged or tattered.
shabby	Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.
tattered	Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
tattynoun	(Scotland, Northern England, Geordie) A potato.
frayed	Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
serenoun	(ecology) A natural succession of animal or plant communities in an ecosystem, especially a series of communities succeeding one another from the time a habitat is unoccupied to the point when a climax community is achieved.