threadbare

Letters that make threadbare

a, b, d, e, h, r, t are letters that make 'threadbare'

Words within threadbare

thread, DBA, read, BA, re, ad, Ba, are, ar, dB, Ea, bare, AD, bar, BAR, AR, Re, Ar, Db, Th, hr are words within 'threadbare'


2 possible definitions for 'threadbare'

Threadbare as "having the nap worn away so that the threads show through"

Under this definition, threadbare is an adjective and has the following properties:

Similar to threadbare

worn is similar to threadbare.

Example of threadbare used within this context

"threadbare rugs"


Threadbare as "repeated too often, overfamiliar through overuse"

Under this definition, threadbare is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

commonplace, banal, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn have the same meaning as 'threadbare'

Derivatives of threadbare

triteness, platitude, cliche, banality, bromide, staleness, commonplace are derivatives of 'threadbare'.

Similar to threadbare

unoriginal is similar to threadbare.

Example of threadbare used within this context

"bromidic sermons", "his remarks were trite and commonplace", "hackneyed phrases", "a stock answer", "repeating threadbare jokes", "parroting some timeworn axiom", "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'"



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