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

Lululemon Athletica — Shares of the sportswear manufacturer tumbled 20% after the company posted a glum forecast for the current quarter.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2026
The series remains perpetually glum, refusing to project any light behind a conceit begging for a few laughs.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 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

Players were visibly disconsolate afterward, the sign of a team that expects to win every day.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
As the Champions League anthem echoed around Villa Park, Liverpool’s disconsolate players headed for the tunnel.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 16 May 2026

Definition of disconsolate

Adjective

Even worse, the wing screens — the big digital screens mounted at the base of the F50’s wingsail — were fizzling out with the excess water torrenting out of the gloomy Sassnitz sky.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Leaving the gloomy depths of Greg’s childhood unexplored may be for the best.

— T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 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

But when an oblong ball hits the turf, there’s often an equal chance the other team will recover, so Harbaugh was predictably unhappy with his team’s four fumbles against Dallas.

— Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
There's also the daunting task of keeping young conservatives engaged at a time when many of them are unhappy with party leaders.

— Elena Moore, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026

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