Home ->Dictionaries ->English/English ->Translate threadbare

Synonyms for "threadbare" in English

Summary

English Synonyms: more detail...

threadbare:
- threadbare; worn down
- shabby; threadbare

English

Detailed Synonyms for threadbare in English

threadbare:

threadbare adj

threadbare
threadbare; worn down
- threadbare adj
- worn down adj
threadbare

– having the nap worn away so that the threads show through ¹
threadbare
– having the nap worn away so that the threads show through ¹
- threadbare adj
  - threadbare rugs¹

threadbare

threadbare
shabby; threadbare
- shabby
- threadbare

Alternate Synonyms for "threadbare":

banal; commonplace; hackneyed; old-hat; shopworn; stock; timeworn; tired; trite; well-worn; unoriginal
worn

Related Definitions for "threadbare":

having the nap worn away so that the threads show through¹
- threadbare rugs¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University