retreads

Recycled rubber circles

Retreads are tires that have been given new tread after the original has worn down, extending their useful life at lower cost than new tires.

The term extends figuratively to people or things perceived as recycled or unoriginal—a retread film rehashes familiar territory, and calling someone a retread suggests they're past their prime or offering nothing new.

The studio keeps releasing retreads of 80s franchises.

As a verb, to retread means to put new tread on a worn tire.

tires

vulcanization

Chemically strengthening raw rubber

bead · sidewall · treadwear · grooves · radial · bonding · inspection · skiving · envelope · extruder

slang

has-beens

Former notables past relevance

revival · second-act · reinvention · reruns · sequels · reboots · stale · unoriginal

recycling

reuse

Employ something again

conservation · eco-friendly · cost-effective · secondhand · refurbishment · salvage

Categories
Opposites
ORIGINALITY/FRESHNESS (figurative)

retreadsoriginals

Authentic first versions

fresh ideas · innovations · original content · fresh takes · debuts

personnel status

retreadsoriginals

Authentic first versions

new blood · newcomers · innovators · fresh talent · first-timers

newness/originality

retreadsoriginals

Authentic first versions

new arrivals · mint condition · fresh off the line · OEM parts

Family

retread, retreading, retreaded

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G