Synonyms of outworn

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adjective

ˌau̇t-ˈwȯrn 

as in obsolete

having passed its time of use or usefulness

outworn clothes with holes in them

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obsolete
• archaic
• antiquated
• medieval
• outmoded
• rusty
• old
• prehistoric
• outdated
• discarded
• out-of-date
• expired
• dated
• defunct
• fossilized
• useless
• superannuated
• moribund
• ancient
• extinct
• neolithic
• mossy
• Stone Age
• antique
• passé
• moth-eaten
• aging
• obsolescent
• démodé
• vintage
• dead
• historical
• demoded
• Noachian
• historic
• unusable
• disused
• unworkable
• kaput
• late
• vanished
• retro
• venerable
• dormant
• past
• fusty
• hoary
• inert
• antediluvian
• inoperable
• idle
• latent
• inoperative
• fallow
• aged
• former
• old-fashioned
• free
• inactive
• musty
• old-time
• bygone
• erstwhile
• atavistic
• old-world
• age-old
• oldfangled
• dateless

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• modern
• new
• current
• contemporary
• recent
• present-day
• fresh
• up-to-date
• newfangled
• ultramodern
• modernized
• mod
• new-fashioned
• operational
• functional
• up-to-the-minute
• workable
• renewed
• operating
• refurbished
• functioning
• operative
• remodeled
• operable
• active
• employed
• alive
• busy

outworn

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verb

past participle of outwear

1

as in outlived

to last longer than

these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought

Synonyms & Similar Words

• outlived
• survived
• outlasted
• held (past)
• succeeded
• held out (past)
• endured (past)
• perpetuated
• lasted (beyond)
• persisted (beyond)
• drawn out
• outstayed
• abided (beyond)

2

as in worn

to use up all the physical energy of

a daily grind that would outwear anybody

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worn
• tired
• exhausted
• killed
• drained
• broken
• wearied
• wasted
• harassed
• burned out
• worn out
• knocked out
• weakened
• washed out
• fatigued
• busted
• done in
• done up
• worn to a frazzle
• enfeebled
• fagged
• tuckered (out)
• frazzled
• enervated
• debilitated
• sapped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthened
• activated
• energized
• rested
• rejuvenated
• relaxed
• invigorated
• vitalized
• unwound

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outworn

Adjective

Setting recent works among older ones is an effective element of LACMA’s overall plan to shed outworn hierarchies. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026

Perhaps that’s the legacy of outworn stereotypes about corruption or a lack of the type of political will that’s brought more rapid changes to corporate governance and sustainable investing standards in, for example, some Nordic countries. — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 7 June 2022

So, the high temperature of 62 seemed an obvious anachronism, an outdated and outworn remnant of earlier times. — Washington Post, 9 May 2021

Now, two decades into a new century, the magazine remains, if anything, more committed than ever to its first principles—and most of all, to the need to rethink outworn assumptions and political superstitions as radically changing conditions demand. — Press Release, The New Republic, 26 Mar. 2021

This was not a forgone conclusion at the time; indeed, during the 1930s, democracy was widely viewed as an outworn political form. — Taeku Lee, Foreign Affairs, 12 Aug. 2013