Novel and Threadbare

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Novel adjective - Not known or experienced before.

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Threadbare is an antonym for novel.

Nearby Words: novelty, novelist, novella, novelette, novelize

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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Novel is an antonym for threadbare.

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Threadbare and Novel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/novel/threadbare

Novel & Threadbare. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/novel/threadbare>.

Threadbare or Novel. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/novel/threadbare.

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