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timeworn vs threadbare

threadbare vs timeworn

timeworn and threadbare both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
timeworn No Yes No No
threadbare No Yes No No
As adjectives, timeworn and threadbare are synonyms defined as:
  • timeworn and threadbare: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Other synonyms of timeworn include banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, tired, trite, well-worn.
timeworn (adjective) threadbare (adjective)
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
having the nap worn away so that the threads show through
Difference between timeworn and threadbare

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