Threadbare synonyms

thrĕd'bâr'

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shabby
Despicable; mean:
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seedy
Having tiny bubbles
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poor (related)
Eliciting or deserving pity; pitiable:
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tedious
Full of tedium; long or verbose and wearisome; tiresome; boring
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worn
Showing the effects of worry or anxiety
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everyday
Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions:
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ragged (related)
Harsh; rasping:
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common (related)
Having no special designation, status, or rank:
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dull (related)
Gloomy; cloudy
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banal
The definition of banal is something common or overused.
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corny
Insipid or trite.
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faded
Trite
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frayed
Trite
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hackneyed
Made trite by overuse
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napless
Without a nap; worn or threadbare.
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pileworn
Trite
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stale
Out of condition, ineffective, enervated, bored, etc. from either too much or too little activity
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tattered
In tatters; torn and ragged
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trite
Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale
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used
Not new; secondhand:
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fresh (antonym)
The definition of fresh is something recently harvested, recently produced or newly made.
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unused (antonym)
Not accustomed
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unworn (antonym)
Not worn
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new (antonym)
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
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broken-down
Sick or worn out, as by old age or disease
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decrepit
Weakened or worn out from age or wear
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dilapidated
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect
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dingy
The definition of dingy is something kind of dirty, gloomy or dull.
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down-at-heel
(Idiomatic, by extension, hyphenated when used attributively) Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished.
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mangy
Shabby and filthy; sordid; squalid
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rundown
Dirty and dilapidated:
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scrubby
Paltry, shabby, etc.
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scruffy
Shabby; untidy.
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shoddy
Contemptible; mean; low
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sleazy
Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable:
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tacky
Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
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ratty
Similar to a rat; ratlike.
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bromidic
Stale, banal, clichéd
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clichéd
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
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commonplace
Ordinary; common:
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musty
The definition of musty is having a moldy, stale or damp smell.
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overused
(Of a word or phrase) hackneyed or clichéd
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overworked
Being subjected to too much work
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platitudinal
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
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platitudinous
Characterised by cliches or platitudes.
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shopworn
Worn-out, as from overuse; trite:
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stereotyped
Having a certain stereotype.
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stereotypic
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical
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stereotypical
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
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timeworn
Hackneyed; trite
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warmed-over
Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.
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well-worn
Overused; trite
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worn-out
Damaged due to hard or continued use or exposure until no longer useful or effective.
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all the worse for wear
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gone to pot (or seed)
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past cure (or hope)
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better (related)
Healthier or more fit than before:
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excite (related)
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
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old-hat
Trite from overuse; overly familiar:
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stock
(Finance) Relating to stock or a stock company
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tired
The definition of tired is being bored with something, or something that has become stale or being fatigued and in need of rest.
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tatter (related)
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moth-eaten (related)
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flimsy (related)
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dishevel (related)
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decaying
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
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usual (related)
Most commonly occurring
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Threadbare Sentence Examples

  • Does the fabric appear threadbare in places?

  • The merchandise stall, for instance, is looking threadbare.

  • The public areas of the house are distinctly shabby and threadbare, with huge cobwebs and dust everywhere.

  • He was totally engrossed in games with a threadbare and rather pathetic looking little beanbag which had just the one eye.

  • But to claim that a truly civic culture of engagement and participation can be enabled in any other way looks increasingly threadbare.

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