| ADJECTIVE | all | threadbare, banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn | repeated / repeated too often |
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| all | threadbare | having the nap worn away so that the threads show through |
| Sounds | threh'dbeh.r | |
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| Rhymes | affair ... wheelchair: 116 rhymes with ehr... | |
| Meaning | repeated / repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse. | |
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| Example | "repeating threadbare jokes" | |
| Synonyms | banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn | |
| Broader | unoriginal | not original |
| Spanish | banal, gastado, manida, manido, sabida, sobada, sobado, trillada, trillado, trivial | |
| Catalan | banal | |
| Meaning | Having the nap worn away so that the threads show through. | |
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| Example | "threadbare rugs" | |
| Broader | worn | affected by wear |
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