WEAR OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

wear out

verb

Definition of wear out next

as in to wear

to use up all the physical energy of keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out

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Recent Examples of wear out Wannabe dictators wear out their welcome. —

Tiago Ventura, Time, 13 Apr. 2026 As soft as pajamas yet lovely enough to wear out on the town (or around the ship), the micro modal fabric of these Saint Haven pants drapes elegantly, resists wrinkles, and has a relaxed fit that works equally well at a harbor-side bar or a breezy dinner ashore. —

Amanda Eyre Ward, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026 Its burgundy spine wore out many years ago, so layer on layer of tape tries desperately to cradle over 60 pages of newspaper cuttings documenting every word ever published about her son, Jamie Mitchell. —

Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 In contrast, the Fraternal Order of Eagles advocated for pensions for industrial wage laborers—for people who had worked in jobs that wore out their bodies and left them physically unable to work. —

Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wear out

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Messick, who grew up dreaming of wearing a Rays uniform, continues to be a nightmare for his hometown team.

— Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Melania wore a double-breasted crepe suit from American designer Adam Lippes, who also designed her navy-and-ivory ensemble for the president's second inauguration ceremony last year.

— Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026