Threadbare and Uncommon

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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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Uncommon is an antonym for threadbare.

Uncommon adjective - Being out of the ordinary.

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Threadbare is an antonym for uncommon.

Nearby Word: uncommonly

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

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

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