Synonyms of wearing

wearing 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in crushing

Related Words

• crushing
• grinding
• overwhelming
• agonizing
• painful
• insufferable
• intolerable
• strict
• stringent
• unbearable
• unendurable
• insupportable
• heartbreaking
• wretched
• rigorous
• biting
• hostile
• trying
• heartrending
• uncomfortable
• inclement
• harrowing
• tortuous
• forbidding
• unpleasant
• disagreeable
• wild
• intemperate
• discomforting
• unfriendly
• oppressive
• severe
• bleak
• searing
• austere
• burdensome
• inhospitable
• onerous
• brutal
• heavy
• spartan
• stiff
• tough
• cruel
• inhuman
• bad
• murderous
• grim
• excruciating
• harsh
• comfortless
• hard
• rugged
• hardhanded
• grievous
• bitter
• rough

Dissimilar Words

• light
• comfortable
• soft
• easy
• luxurious
• cozy
• pleasant
• friendly
• agreeable
• hospitable
• genial
• relaxing
• peaceful
• snug
• moderate
• restful
• mild
• tolerable
• gentle
• bearable
• calm
• temperate
• painless
• balmy
• reposeful
• endurable
• clement

2

as in draining

Related Words

• draining
• exhausting
• fatiguing
• demoralizing
• debilitating
• discouraging
• palling
• enervating
• irritating
• gray
• bothersome
• annoying
• disheartening
• ordinary
• dispiriting
• irksome
• pallid
• enfeebling
• sterile
• inanimate
• cumbersome
• longsome
• lumbering
• commonplace
• unsurprising
• blank
• soggy
• vapid
• uninspiring
• plodding
• unimaginative
• tepid
• suspenseless
• dullish
• unrewarding
• common
• uneventful
• unexciting
• prosaic
• unexceptional
• pedantic
• earthbound
• unspectacular
• poky
• unnewsworthy
• aseptic
• blah
• barren
• spiritless
• unsensational
• prosy
• undramatic
• pleasureless

Dissimilar Words

• involving
• interesting
• engaging
• absorbing
• gripping
• surprising
• intriguing
• amazing
• wonderful
• spectacular
• riveting
• astonishing
• moving
• wondrous
• awesome
• sensational
• engrossing
• stirring
• inspiring
• exciting
• stimulating
• amusing
• electrifying
• marvelous
• fabulous
• astounding
• animating
• rousing
• thrilling
• breathtaking
• entertaining
• touching
• exhilarating
• attractive
• energizing
• attracting
• charming
• enchanting
• alluring
• entrancing
• fascinating
• galvanizing
• poignant
• bewitching
• diverting
• enthralling
• beguiling
• invigorating
• enlivening
• rip-roaring
• provocative
• eye-opening
• hair-raising
• captivating
• tantalizing
• arresting
• spellbinding
• suspenseful
• mesmerizing

wearing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of wear

1

as in killing

to use up all the physical energy of

the job of running their own business wears them sometimes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killing
• tiring
• exhausting
• draining
• busting
• breaking
• harassing
• wasting
• wearying
• wearing out
• knocking out
• burning out
• fagging
• washing out
• outwearing
• doing in
• doing up
• fatiguing
• weakening
• wearing to a frazzle
• tuckering (out)
• sapping
• debilitating
• frazzling
• enervating
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activating
• strengthening
• energizing
• resting
• invigorating
• relaxing
• rejuvenating
• vitalizing
• unwinding

2

as in eroding

to damage or diminish by continued friction

all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eroding
• fraying
• rubbing
• reducing
• eating
• shaving
• chafing
• fretting
• corrading
• biting
• galling
• scraping
• abrading
• erasing
• filing
• sharpening
• chewing
• rasping
• scouring
• grazing
• sandblasting
• wearing out
• scuffing
• gnawing
• nibbling
• decomposing
• wiping (away)
• disintegrating
• grating
• sandpapering
• grinding
• corroding
• frazzling
• dissolving
• honing
• rubbing out
• whetting
• breaking down
• breaking up

3

as in standing

British to put up with (something painful or difficult)

her marriage is so bad—I don't know how she wears it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• standing
• tolerating
• accepting
• taking
• handling
• enduring
• bearing
• sustaining
• supporting
• absorbing
• swallowing
• meeting
• living with
• stomaching
• pocketing
• sticking out
• going
• standing for
• hacking
• abiding
• biding
• countenancing
• lumping (it)
• sweating out
• suffering
• brooking
• toughing it out
• permitting
• allowing
• reconciling (to)
• respecting
• submitting (to)
• yielding (to)
• acquiescing
• consenting (to)
• agreeing (with or to)
• assenting (to)
• capitulating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refusing
• rejecting
• dismissing
• fighting
• declining
• opposing
• resisting
• repudiating
• combating
• avoiding
• missing
• turning down
• contesting
• escaping
• spurning
• evading
• bypassing
• circumventing
• dodging
• eluding
• refraining (from)
• abstaining (from)
• forbearing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wearing

Adjective

The force of Burton’s manic personality was very wearing. — Daneet Steffens, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2023

Verb

Doctors Without Borders health workers wearing personal protective equipment move through the isolated red zone to monitor patients, provide medical care and ensure sanitation at the Ebola Treatment Center in Munigi in Congo on June 2, 2026. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 6 July 2026

Rodríguez Castro can be seen wearing a New York Yankees shirt, moving suggestively to driving percussive beats, punctuated by catchy, syncopated vocals. — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Water jets are spraying mist to cool down the mourners, who are mostly wearing black, with temperatures set to reach 37 degrees Celsius (98 degrees Fahrenheit) in Tehran today, according to the UK Met Office. — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

But on Wednesday, the day after Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 to secure its fourth consecutive World Cup victory, the fan and his wife, Angélica Arias, walked to the plaza wearing two identical caps. — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Some players feel more confident wearing it while others are more cautious for fear of another blow. — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 5 July 2026

McPhee embraced his Scottish heritage by wearing a kilt in McPhee tartan, while Mel B wore a custom ivory wedding dress from Josephine Scott. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Whether wearing trousers, jeans, or a skirt, a blazer adds a polished yet effortless top layer to your outfit. — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 5 July 2026

This detail—along with the slim design that slips seamlessly into low-profile shoes without looking clunky—makes the insoles ideal for wearing with sockless footwear, such as ballet flats or loafers. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 5 July 2026