Threadbare and Used-up

Threadbare adjective - Showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect.

Used-up and threadbare are semantically related in worn topic. In some cases you can use "Used-up" instead an adjective "Threadbare".

Threadbare and used-up are semantically related in silly topic. Sometimes you can use "Threadbare" instead an adjective phrase "Used-up", if it concerns topics such as trite, in ruins.