CAREWORN Synonyms: 120 Similar and Opposite Words

careworn

adjective

Definition of careworn

as in woebegone

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Recent Examples of careworn On her commute home, a careworn Marie-Lou spots a young man joyfully running through a nearby park. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 15 May 2026 In All of a Sudden, there’s something careworn about Efira’s lunar beauty. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 15 May 2026 Matthew seems careworn, even distracted, struggling to write while leaning his knee on a bench. — Virginia Raguin, The Conversation, 6 May 2025 McVie had a foghorn of a voice and a careworn face that conveyed the fallout of many, many years of bus rides, motels and late-night diners. — Steve Buckley, The Athletic, 21 Jan. 2025 Her careworn beauty holds the camera rapt even while silently going about her job in a manner that plays as naturally absorbing. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2024

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Adjective

Brewer was hired two years ago after more than a decade as head coach at perennial power Georgia, part of a commitment by the school and a motivated (and wealthy) alumni group willing to pump resources into a woebegone golf program.

— Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 May 2026
After three seasons of almost nothing but dread and sorrow, the NBA’s most woebegone franchise, for generations, finally had a moment to celebrate.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026

Definition of woebegone

Adjective

As the days went on, Mainoo cut a forlorn figure walking through various post-match mixed zones, often being among the first to board the team bus.

— Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 21 July 2026
England reached stumps on 103-4 after 15 overs, still needing 270 runs in its seemingly forlorn chase of 373 to win on a deteriorating pitch and heading for a first defeat in a home series of three or more tests since 2012.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 June 2026

Definition of forlorn

Adjective

But even to conceive of the DSA’s entry to the party as mainly an electoral setback, as some glum liberals appear to be doing, is to miss the deeper significance of the group’s influence.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026
Coming to the glum realization that love isn’t outlasting infatuation is trickier to write about than a more incendiary subject like unfaithfulness, but Rodrigo pulls it off.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 12 June 2026

Definition of glum

Adjective

By contrast, Emilia, in her mid-thirties, has a face that lights up with sunny enthusiasm and, just as quickly, turns downcast.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2026
Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey was downcast after falling to the New York Knicks in Game 4 on Sunday night, leading to an early second-round playoff exit.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026

Definition of downcast

Adjective

The narrative frame for the tour, Grande’s first since 2019, is a gloomy sci-fi conceit reminiscent of those of Perry’s and the Weeknd’s shows.

— Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
But the country, famed for its gloomy skies and persistent rain, is also having to deal with very wet weather.

— Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Definition of gloomy

Adjective

As the home team took their victory lap and residents rushed onto the pitch to celebrate their team, Tong, the dentist from Baoding, looked crestfallen, but was already thinking to the next season.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
Fans hoping the Bears would move to Arlington Heights were crestfallen Monday after state lawmakers failed to act.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026

Definition of crestfallen

Adjective

So this became, like, a collective therapy session for everyone unhappy with the government.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
Their heated exchange on the field lasted more than two minutes, with Jones unhappy that Szoboszlai had given the captain’s armband to Tsimikas rather than him when the Hungary midfielder was substituted 13 minutes from time.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

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