Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Threadbare

• (a.) Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off; threadbare clothes.
• (a.) Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and threadbare quotations.

Synonyms of Threadbare

• Banal
• Commonplace
• Hackneyed
• Old-Hat
• Shopworn
• Stock
• Timeworn
• Tired
• Trite
• Well-Worn

Antonyms of Threadbare

Homophones of Threadbare