WEAR OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

wear out

verb

Definition of wear out

as in to wear

to use up all the physical energy of keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out

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Recent Examples of wear out Our Argentinian guides all encouraged us to wear shoulder pads so we didn’t get worn out with soreness early in the week. — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026 Still, charging you a $500 deductible for a tire that was clearly worn out seems wrong. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2026 Eva’s struggle is that of women worn out between mental load, society’s expectations and their own dreams. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026 Others share stories of donut tires wearing out quickly or making their vehicles feel unstable at highway speeds. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wear out

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Cue forward Josh Windass revealing on camera how James, as one of those who had worn the armband during the season, had approached him about setting up a meeting with just the players present.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Workers who spend hours outdoors, such as construction and farm workers, also commonly wear UPF clothing.

— Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of wear

Verb

Last week, prosecutors attempted to use electronic materials to lay out their theory that Clancy premeditated killing her three children.

— Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Police have said that’s exactly what Fernandez Saldana tried to do in hiring a man to shoot and kill Bridegan.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of kill

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In other words, an evening session does not just tire you out.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
The game slows not only because bodies tire more quickly, but because players begin pacing themselves earlier — conserving energy for the moments that matter most.

— Alan McCall, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Definition of tire

Verb

Goalies are notoriously unpredictable, and their star can often burn out much faster than their skater counterparts.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
That work was motivated by the errors that led to burn out in my twenties, specifically chasing impact at the expense of everything else.

— Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

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