Threadbare synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Having tiny bubbles
poor (related)
Eliciting or deserving pity; pitiable:
Despicable; mean:
Ineffective or uninspired, usually from being out of practice or from having done the same thing for too long.
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:
common (related)
Having no special designation, status, or rank:
dull (related)
Gloomy; cloudy
The definition of banal is something common or overused.
Trite
Trite
Made trite by overuse
napless
Without a nap; worn or threadbare.
pileworn
Trite
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.
unused (antonym)
Not accustomed
unworn (antonym)
Not worn
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
The definition of dingy is something kind of dirty, gloomy or dull.
(Idiomatic, by extension, hyphenated when used attributively) Shabbily dressed, slovenly; impoverished.
Shabby and filthy; sordid; squalid
Dirty and dilapidated:
Paltry, shabby, etc.
Shabby; untidy.
Contemptible; mean; low
Dishonest or corrupt; disreputable:
Slightly adhesive or gummy to the touch; sticky.
clichéd
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Ordinary; common:
The definition of musty is having a moldy, stale or damp smell.
Being subjected to too much work
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
The definition of tired is being bored with something, or something that has become stale or being fatigued and in need of rest.
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:
excite (related)
Without freshness or appeal because of overuse
Trite from overuse; overly familiar:
(Finance) Relating to stock or a stock company
Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect
usual (related)
Most commonly occurring
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