Interesting and Threadbare

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Interesting adjective - Holding the attention or provoking interest.

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Threadbare is an antonym for interesting.

Threadbare adjective - Used or heard so often as to be dull.

Usage example: a novel filled with nothing but threadbare clichés

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Interesting is an antonym for threadbare.

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Threadbare and Interesting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/interesting/threadbare

Interesting & Threadbare. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/interesting/threadbare>.

Threadbare or Interesting. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/interesting/threadbare.

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