THREADBARE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for THREADBARE?

Need another word that means the same as “threadbare”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “threadbare” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Threadbare” are: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn, worn, well worn, old, thin, holey, moth-eaten, mangy, ragged, frayed, tattered, battered

Threadbare as an Adjective

Definitions of "Threadbare" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “threadbare” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through.
• Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
• (of an argument, excuse, idea, etc.) used so often that it is no longer effective.
• (of a person, building, or room) poor or shabby in appearance.
• (of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age.

Synonyms of "Threadbare" as an adjective (21 Words)

banal	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Songs with banal repeated words.
battered	Damaged especially by hard usage. The battered woman syndrome.
commonplace	Not interesting or original; trite. Unemployment was commonplace in his trade.
frayed	Worn away or tattered along the edges. The frayed collar of her old coat.
hackneyed	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Hackneyed old sayings.
holey	Allowing passage in and out.
mangy	Having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap. A girl in a mangy fur coat.
moth-eaten	Worn or eaten away by (or as if by) moths.
old	Very familiar used for emphasis old adj skilled through long experience. We moved back into our old house.
old-hat	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
ragged	Having an irregular or uneven surface, edge, or outline. A ragged coastline.
shopworn	Worn or faded from being on display in a store. Shopworn merchandise at half price.
stock	Of a product or type of product usually kept in stock and thus regularly available for sale. A stock item.
tattered	Worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing. An old woman in tattered clothes.
thin	Relatively thin in consistency or low in density not viscous. Tall thin lettering.
timeworn	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Parroting some timeworn axiom.
tired	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. A few boxes of tired vegetables.
trite	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. His remarks were trite and commonplace.
well worn	Wise or advantageous and hence advisable.
well-worn	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse.
worn	Affected by wear; damaged by long use. Looking careworn as she bent over her mending.

Usage Examples of "Threadbare" as an adjective

• Tatty rooms with threadbare carpets.
• Threadbare rugs.
• We huddle round a cassette deck in a threadbare rehearsal room.
• Repeating threadbare jokes.
• The song was a tissue of threadbare clichés.

Associations of "Threadbare" (30 Words)

aged	Used of tobacco aging as a preservative process aged is pronounced as one syllable. Young people aged 14 to 18.
antediluvian	A very old person. They maintain antediluvian sex role stereotypes.
antique	Make something resemble an antique by artificial means. The antique fear that days would dwindle away to complete darkness.
banal	So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. Songs with banal repeated words.
banality	The fact or condition of being banal; unoriginality. There is an essential banality to the story he tells.
bathetic	Producing an unintentional effect of anticlimax. The movie manages to be poignant without becoming bathetic.
battered	Exhibiting symptoms resulting from repeated physical and emotional injury. A battered old car.
classic	An artist who has created classic works. She made the classic mistake of choosing style over substance.
clothes	Bedclothes. He always bought his clothes at the same store.
commonplace	A notable passage in a work copied into a commonplace book. The usual commonplace remarks.
dowdy	Lacking in smartness or taste. She could achieve the kind of casual chic which made every other woman around her look dowdy.
dull	Make dull or blunt. A dull gaze.
hackneyed	(of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite. Hackneyed old sayings.
immemorial	Originating in the distant past; very old. An immemorial custom.
monotony	Constancy of tone or pitch or inflection. He had never grown accustomed to the monotony of his work.
obsolescence	The process of becoming obsolete or outdated and no longer used. A policy of planned obsolescence.
obsolete	Cause a product or idea to become obsolete by replacing it with something new. Obsolete words.
old	Past times especially in the phrase in days of old. Old country.
outdated	Out of date; obsolete. Outdated equipment.
primeval	(of emotion or behaviour) strongly instinctive and unreasoning. The forest primeval.
shopworn	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. He appraised his brown but slightly shopworn body in the mirror.
sparsity	The property of being scanty or scattered; lacking denseness.
stock	A portion of a company s stock as held by an individual or group as an investment. I need to replenish my stock of wine.
superannuated	(of a post or employee) belonging to a superannuation scheme. She is not superannuated and has no paid holiday.
timeworn	Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. Parroting some timeworn axiom.
traditionally	As part of a long-established custom, practice, or belief; typically. Behaviour that is traditionally associated with adolescence.
trite	(of a remark or idea) lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse. This point may now seem obvious and trite.
used	Previously used or owned by another. Bought a secondhand or used car.
wear	Have in one s aspect wear an expression of one s attitude or personality. Wear one s hair in a certain way.
yore	Time long past.