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threadbare
thread·bare T0183000 (thrĕd′bâr′)adj.1. Having the nap worn down so that the filling or warp threads show through; frayed or shabby: threadbare rugs.2. Wearing old, shabby clothing.3. Overused to the point of being worn out; hackneyed: threadbare excuses.threadbare (ˈθrɛdˌbɛə) adj1. (of cloth, clothing, etc) having the nap worn off so that the threads are exposed2. meagre or poor: a threadbare existence. 3. hackneyed: a threadbare argument. 4. wearing threadbare clothes; shabby ˈthreadˌbareness nthread•bare (ˈθrɛdˌbɛər) adj. 1. having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the weave, as a fabric or garment. 2. wearing threadbare clothes; shabby or poor. 3. hackneyed; trite; ineffectively stale: threadbare arguments. 4. meager, scanty, or poor: a threadbare account or report. [1325–75] thread′bare`ness, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | threadbare - repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "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'"banal, hackneyed, old-hat, stock, timeworn, trite, well-worn, tired, shopworn, commonplaceunoriginal - not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual; "the manuscript contained unoriginal emendations"; "his life had been unoriginal, conforming completely to the given pattern"- Gwethalyn Graham | | 2. | threadbare - having the nap worn away so that the threads show through; "threadbare rugs"worn - affected by wear; damaged by long use; "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket" |
threadbareadjective1. shabby, worn, frayed, old, ragged, worn-out, scruffy, tattered, tatty, down at heel She sat cross-legged on a square of threadbare carpet. shabby new, good, smart, brand-new, well-preserved2. hackneyed, common, tired, stale, corny (slang), stock, familiar, conventional, stereotyped, commonplace, well-worn, trite, clichéd, overused, cliché-ridden the government's threadbare domestic policies hackneyed new, different, original, fresh, novel, unusual, unfamiliar, unconventionalthreadbareadjective1. Showing signs of wear and tear or neglect:bedraggled, broken-down, decaying, decrepit, dilapidated, dingy, down-at-heel, faded, mangy, rundown, scrubby, scruffy, seedy, shabby, shoddy, sleazy, tattered, tatty.Informal: tacky.Slang: ratty.Idioms: all the worse for wear, gone to pot, past cure.2. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse:banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, timeworn, tired, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out.Translationsthread (θred) noun1. a thin strand of cotton, wool, silk etc, especially when used for sewing. a needle and some thread. 線 线2. the spiral ridge around a screw. This screw has a worn thread. 螺紋 螺纹3. the connection between the various events or details (in a story, account etc). I've lost the thread of what he's saying. 頭緒,思路,線索 头绪,思路,线索 verb1. to pass a thread through. I cannot thread this needle; The child was threading beads. 穿線 穿线2. to make (one's way) through. She threaded her way through the crowd. 穿過 穿过ˈthreadbare adjective (of material) worn thin; shabby. a threadbare jacket. 穿破舊衣服的,卑鄙的 穿破旧衣服的,卑鄙的 EncyclopediaSeethreadLegalSeeThreadthreadbare
Synonyms for threadbareadj shabbySynonyms- shabby
- worn
- frayed
- old
- ragged
- worn-out
- scruffy
- tattered
- tatty
- down at heel
Antonyms- new
- good
- smart
- brand-new
- well-preserved
adj hackneyedSynonyms- hackneyed
- common
- tired
- stale
- corny
- stock
- familiar
- conventional
- stereotyped
- commonplace
- well-worn
- trite
- clichéd
- overused
- cliché-ridden
Antonyms- new
- different
- original
- fresh
- novel
- unusual
- unfamiliar
- unconventional
Synonyms for threadbareadj showing signs of wear and tear or neglectSynonyms- bedraggled
- broken-down
- decaying
- decrepit
- dilapidated
- dingy
- down-at-heel
- faded
- mangy
- rundown
- scrubby
- scruffy
- seedy
- shabby
- shoddy
- sleazy
- tattered
- tatty
- tacky
- ratty
adj without freshness or appeal because of overuseSynonyms- banal
- bromidic
- clichéd
- commonplace
- corny
- hackneyed
- musty
- overused
- overworked
- platitudinal
- platitudinous
- shopworn
- stale
- stereotyped
- stereotypic
- stereotypical
- timeworn
- tired
- trite
- warmed-over
- well-worn
- worn-out
Synonyms for threadbareadj repeated too oftenSynonyms- banal
- hackneyed
- old-hat
- stock
- timeworn
- trite
- well-worn
- tired
- shopworn
- commonplace
Related Wordsadj having the nap worn away so that the threads show throughRelated Words |