careworn

adjective

Definition of carewornnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for careworn
  1. woebegone
  2. forlorn
  3. glum
  4. downcast
  5. disconsolate
  6. gloomy
  7. crestfallen
  8. unhappy
Adjective
  • Almost everything in this vast, artificial indoor garden, including the surrounding stands of bamboo and a woebegone girl sprouting angel wings, is rendered in the Belgian artist’s signature ash gray.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The simplest fix would be to temporarily divert money now earmarked for California’s woebegone high-speed rail project to Bay Area transit operations.
    — Marc Joffe, Mercury News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of woebegone
Adjective
  • The walls are decorated in eye-catching oil paintings of enigmatic, forlorn individuals who compose themselves in much the same manner as the café’s real clientele.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • In one image, a forlorn man appears as if swallowed by a tangle of trunks and roots.
    — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of forlorn
Adjective
  • Lawrence sympathized with the glum feelings of early adulthood and urged the students not to succumb to despair.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Sensing others might also be feeling glum, Ted delivers a pep talk about how crying is okay in football.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 23 Sep. 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
  • Foden, left in the dressing room with a coach for the rest of the first half, would have been disconsolate.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Players were visibly disconsolate afterward, the sign of a team that expects to win every day.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026
Definition of disconsolate
Adjective
  • Trump spent much of the first half of the rally — just 25 days before midterm elections that will determine whether Republicans can keep control of Congress — trying to talk past Americans’ gloomy feelings about the economy.
    — Sagar Meghani, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The Cathcarts’ office is gloomy and dark, while the Taylor & Byrne rooms are filled with light and air.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 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
  • Someone still must understand why that client is unhappy and rebuild confidence.
    — Adam Povlitz, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Even residents who are unhappy with most aspects of the rezoning admit that the studios were a win.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of unhappy

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“Careworn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/careworn. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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