threadbare
Meaning of threadbare
adjective
- (of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age.
tatty rooms with threadbare carpets
Information about threadbare
- It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of threadbare
thread-bare
- It consists of 2 syllables and 10 chars.
- threadbare is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
threadbare synonyms
Meaning banal:
banal, commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite
Meaning damaged and shabby as a result of much use:
Meaning possessed or used for a long time:
Meaning lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate:
Meaning having mange:
Meaning (of cloth or clothes) old and torn:
Meaning (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravelled or worn at the edge:
Meaning old and torn; in poor condition:
Meaning injured by repeated blows or punishment:
Meaning worn out or ruined because of age or neglect:
Meaning in poor condition through long use or lack of care:
Meaning shabby and untidy or dirty:
Meaning (especially of a person) having an untidy or dishevelled appearance:
Meaning worn and shabby; in poor condition:
Meaning resembling or characteristic of a rat:
Meaning scruffy; shabby:
Meaning shabby or decrepit:
threadbare antonyms
Meaning in its original condition; unspoilt:
Translation of threadbare
- German: banal, abgenutzt, abgedroschen, ausgelutscht, fadenscheinig, abgewetzt, durchgescheuert
- Portuguese: banal
- French: rebattu, banal, élimé
- Spanish: sobado, sabido, sabida, sobada, trillado, trillada, manido, manida, banal, raído, deshilachado
- Italian: trito, banale, stravecchio
Words that rhyme with threadbare
bare, pontobulbare, unbare, isobare, forbare
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