worn 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of wornnext
as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness she was feeling very worn after a long day at work

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worn

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verb

past participle of wear
1
as in exhausted
to use up all the physical energy of the job of running their own business wears them sometimes

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2
as in eroded
to damage or diminish by continued friction all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly

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3
as in tolerated
British to put up with (something painful or difficult) her marriage is so bad—I don't know how she wears it

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for worn
  1. tired
  2. exhausted
  3. eroded
  4. tolerated
  5. weary
  6. broken
  7. beaten
  8. harassed
Adjective
  • In its first back-to-back set of the season in late November, Vancouver fell behind severely to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a 5-4 loss and was chasing the game with tired legs.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Even if Macaulay Culkin is just an adult now, too tired to run an Airbnb.
    Erin Somers, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of tired
Verb
  • But the song was not particularly well-received, with many viewing Drake as sounding overly defensive on the track, and also just coming off (understandably) exhausted in general.
    Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2024
  • White dwarfs are basically the core of dead stars that have exhausted all their hydrogen.
    Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Verb
  • The host and journalist Garrett Graff, himself a gun owner, contextualizes the past quarter century of mass shootings by laying out the political and legislative maneuvers that have eroded gun-control laws over the previous 50 years.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Yet the bill's bipartisan support eroded in recent days, with some Republican lawmakers voicing doubts due to its cost.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of eroded
Verb
  • For decades, the leaders of both parties had tolerated mind-boggling levels of corruption, waste, and administrative bloat, enabling a culture of profligacy that subsidized the federal bureaucracy and crony capitalists at the expense of hard-working American taxpayers.
    Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Performative efforts from businesses will no longer be tolerated and walking the talk will become non-negotiable.
    Paul Klein, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of tolerated
Adjective
  • In 2006, the company reportedly sold a hundred thousand cases, but demand ran dry and Waterkeepers grew weary.
    Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
  • At the center of the story are Phil (Timothy Spall) and Penny (Lesley Manville), a weary, unmarried couple burdened by their lack of love for each other and their crumbling household.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of weary
Verb
  • When the pot was broken, the gifts would spill out, acting as an offering to Huitzilopochtli.
    Monica Navarro, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Buffalo’s season is all but over, and the team has looked broken.
    Matthew Fairburn, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of broken
Adjective
  • Fold in beaten eggs, pepper, and remaining ¼ teaspoon salt. 4.
    Laura Dave, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Three shallow bowls: one with flour, another with beaten egg, the third with breadcrumbs.
    Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2024
Definition of beaten
Verb
  • The department also said that pro-Palestinian students complained that they had been harassed by other students and members of the public.
    Orlando Mayorquín, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
  • He's also been harassed by fellow inmates.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of harassed
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