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threadbare > 2 senses
ADJECTIVE1threadbare, banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-wornRepeated too often
2threadbareHaving the nap worn away so that the threads show through
threadbare > pronunciation
Soundsthreh'dbeh.r
Rhymesaffair, air, airfare, and 110 more rhymes in ehr...
threadbare > adjective 1
MeaningRepeated too often. Overfamiliar through overuse.
Examples"repeating threadbare jokes"
Synonymsbanal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
Similar tounoriginal
threadbare > adjective 2
MeaningHaving the nap worn away so that the threads show through.
Examples"threadbare rugs"
Similar toworn

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