OUTWEARING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

outwearing

verb

present participle of outwear

as in surviving

to last longer than these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought

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as in wearing

to use up all the physical energy of a daily grind that would outwear anybody

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Verb

Flagello’s surviving widow Dianne, a former director of the Manhattan School of Music, arranged the suite in his honor.

— Lucy Gellman, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Paul Howard, the only son of The Three Stooges‘ Moe Howard and the last surviving son of the comedy team’s classic line up – Moe, brothers Curly and Shemp, and Larry Fine – died this week.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of surviving

Verb

In the photo, Ever is wearing black mascara that highlights her blue-green eyes, the spitting image of her mother’s, and glossy pink lipstick.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 Nov. 2026
Our short list shapes up with a 200-hp power cruiser wearing a Lotus badge, a five-cylinder Puch moped, and an eight-cylinder, 1,000cc two-stroke motorcycle.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of wearing

Verb

Bohdan Stashynsky, a KGB agent, has confessed to killing Stepan Bandera, a controversial far-right Ukrainian politician.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
As the community mourns a Lakewood police agent killed in the line of duty, CBS Colorado is learning more about the suspect accused of killing him and his lengthy criminal history.

— Olivia Young, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of killing

Verb

This heats the air dramatically, expanding it and exhausting the hot gas at a much higher velocity than normal.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
So, get ready for mountain vistas and exhausting cycling days to take your breath away and questions about your life choices to swirl around in your head!

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausting

Verb

Others pride themselves on tiring out a defense with their rushing attack.

— Clark Fahrenthold, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
The victim continues to experience symptoms from the poisoning, including not being able to focus, tiring easily and a loss of sensation in his left hand, Gomelsky said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of tiring

Verb

Wembanyama scored 10 of San Antonio's first 12 points, powering down two dunks and draining all six free-throw attempts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
These volatile compound intermediates shuttle and dissolve from the cathode, draining battery life.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of draining

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