10 Letter Words for Threadbare
threadbare
9 Letter Words for Threadbare
aberrated, earthbred
8 Letter Words for Threadbare
aberrate, barehead, bartered, bearherd, braehead, breathed, breather, rahdaree, rebathed, redheart, rethread, taberdar, threader
7 Letter Words for Threadbare
abrader, adherer, aerated, bartree, batarde, bearder, beathed, berated, berthed, berther, betread, breadth, breathe, debater, derater, earhead, earthed, hearted, herbert, hetaera, rebated, rebater, rebathe, reheard, rerated, retrade, retread, tabered, tabrere, terebra, trabeae, treader
6 Letter Words for Threadbare
abated, abater, abrade, abreed, adhere, aerate, aether, artabe, arthra, atrede, bahera, bardee, barrad, barrat, barred, barret, barter, bathed, bather, beader, beared, bearer, beatae, beater, bedare, behead, behear, berate, berret, bertha, berthe, betear, bharat, breare, breath, darbar, darbha, darter, dartre, dearer, dearth, debate, derate, dertra, dreare, eartab, errata, habere, harare, harder, hatred, header, hearer, heated, heater, hedera, herbar, herbed, herber, herder, hereat, rahdar, rathed, rather, reader, reared, rebate, rebear, rebeat, rebred, redare, redart, redate, redear, redtab, rehead, rehear, reheat, rerate, reread, retard, retare, retear, rether, retrad, rhedae, tabard, taberd, tarred, teared, tearer, thered, thread, trabea, trader
5 Letter Words for Threadbare
aahed, abate, abdat, abear, abede, aberr, abret, adret, ahead, arber, ardea, ardeb, arder, aread, areae, arear, arede, arere, arete, arhar, arhat, arrah, arret, arrha, artar, arter, artha, athar, baaed, bahar, barad, barat, barde, bared, barer, baret, barra, barre, barth, batad, batea, bated, bater, bathe, beard, beare, beata, beath, beeth, berat, beret, berth, beted, bhara, bread, brede, breed, breer, brerd, brere, breth, darat, darer, darre, dater, deare, death, debar, debat, derah, derat, derth, detar, deter, draba, drate, drear, drere, eared, earth, eater, eathe, erade, erred, ether, habet, hared, harre, hated, hater, heard, heare, heart, heder, herba, rabat, radar, rahed, rared, rated, rater, ratha, rathe, reata, reate, rebar, rebed, rehab, retar, rethe, rheda, taber, tahar, tarde, tarea, tared, tarre, teade, teaed, terra, terre, thebe, theed, theer, there, thrae, three, trade, tread, treed
4 Letter Words for Threadbare
abed, abet, adar, adat, adet, ahab, ahed, arab, arad, arar, arba, area, ared, aret, arte, atar, ated, baar, bade, baht, bara, bard, bare, barr, bart, bata, bate, bath, bead, bear, beat, bede, beer, beet, bere, beta, bete, beth, bhat, brad, brae, brat, bred, bree, brer, bret, daba, daer, darb, dare, darr, dart, data, date, dear, debe, debt, deer, deet, dere, drab, drat, dree, eard, eath, edea, ehed, erat, ered, erer, erth, ethe, haab, haar, hade, hard, hare, harr, hart, hate, head, hear, heat, hebe, hede, heed, heer, hera, herb, herd, here, herr, hert, hete, raad, rada, rade, rara, rare, rata, rate, rath, read, rear, rede, reed, reet, retd, rete, rhea, rhet, taar, tade, taed, taha, tahr, tara, tare, tarr, tead, tear, teed, teer, tehr, tera, terr, thae, thar, thea, theb, thed, thee, trad, trah, tree
3 Letter Words for Threadbare
aah, aba, abd, abr, abt, ade, adh, aer, aha, ara, arb, ard, are, arr, art, ate, baa, bad, bae, bah, bar, bat, bde, bed, bee, ber, bet, bhd, bra, brr, dab, dae, dah, dar, dat, dea, deb, dee, der, det, dha, ead, ear, eat, edh, eer, era, erd, ere, err, ert, eta, eth, hab, had, hae, hat, hed, hee, her, het, rab, rad, rah, rat, rea, reb, red, ree, reh, rha, rhb, rhd, rhe, rte, taa, tab, tad, tar, tdr, tea, ted, tee, ter, tha, thb, thd, the, tra
Definitions for Threadbare
[1] having the nap worn off so as to lay bare the threads of the warp and woof, as a fabric, garment, etc.
[2] wearing threadbare clothes; shabby or poor: a threadbare old man.
[3] meager, scanty, or poor: a threadbare emotional life.
[4] hackneyed; trite; ineffectively stale: threadbare arguments.
[5] (of cloth, clothing, etc) having the nap worn off so that the threads are exposed
[6] meagre or poor a threadbare existence
[7] hackneyed a threadbare argument
[8] wearing threadbare clothes; shabby
Words related to Threadbare
scruffy, ratty, faded, tattered, tacky, shopworn, shabby, stale, musty, damaged, dilapidated, dingy, frowzy, impaired, injured, old, ragged, run-down, seedy, timeworn
Words nearby Threadbare
thread rope, thread silk, thread vein, thread-legged bug, thread-line fishing, threadbare, threaded, threaded glass, threadfin, threadfish, threadneedle street
Origin of Threadbare
First recorded in 1325–75, threadbare is from the Middle English word thredbare. See thread, bare1
Other words from Threadbare
thread·bare·ness , noun
Synonyms for Threadbare
faded, ratty, scruffy, shabby, shopworn, tacky, tattered, beat up, damaged, dilapidated, dingy, dog-eared, down-at-the-heel, frowzy, impaired, injured, old, ragged, run-down, seedy, timeworn, used, used-up, worn-out, worse for wear
