Threadbare synonyms
thrĕd'bâr'
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Despicable; mean:
Having tiny bubbles
poor (related)
Eliciting or deserving pity; pitiable:
Full of tedium; long or verbose and wearisome; tiresome; boring
Showing the effects of worry or anxiety
Appropriate for ordinary days or routine occasions:
ragged (related)
Harsh; rasping:
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napless
Without a nap; worn or threadbare.
pileworn
Trite
Out of condition, ineffective, enervated, bored, etc. from either too much or too little activity
In tatters; torn and ragged
Worn out by constant use; no longer having freshness, originality, or novelty; stale
Not new; secondhand:
fresh (antonym)
The definition of fresh is something recently harvested, recently produced or newly made.
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unused (antonym)
Not accustomed
new (antonym)
Having been made or come into being only a short time ago; recent:
Sick or worn out, as by old age or disease
Weakened or worn out from age or wear
Having fallen into a state of disrepair or deterioration, especially through neglect
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The definition of dingy is something kind of dirty, gloomy or dull.
(Idiomatic, by extension, hyphenated when used attributively) Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished.
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
Shabby and filthy; sordid; squalid
Dirty and dilapidated:
Paltry, shabby, etc.
Shabby; untidy.
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Contemptible; mean; low
Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable:
Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite:
clichéd
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Ordinary; common:
Made trite by overuse
The definition of musty is having a moldy, stale or damp smell.
Being subjected to too much work
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Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Characterised by cliches or platitudes.
Worn-out, as from overuse; trite:
Having a certain stereotype.
Of, pertaining to or characteristic of a stereotype; stereotypical
Pertaining to a stereotype; conventional
Hackneyed; trite
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Not new, fresh, or spontaneous; stale.
Overused; trite
all the worse for wear
gone to pot (or seed)
past cure (or hope)
better (related)
Healthier or more fit than before:
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excite (related)
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Trite from overuse; overly familiar:
(Finance) Relating to stock or a stock company
The definition of tired is being bored with something, or something that has become stale or being fatigued and in need of rest.
tatter (related)
moth-eaten (related)
flimsy (related)
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dishevel (related)
Ragged
common (related)
Having no special designation, status, or rank:
dull (related)
Gloomy; cloudy
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
usual (related)
Most commonly occurring
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