WEARING OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

wearing out

verb

present participle of wear out

as in wearing

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

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Recent Examples of wearing out Praedico lines up years of track data to give operators a single view of what is wearing out. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Relaxed pants like this pair are perfect for a long bus tour through the countryside or for wearing out to dinner—they’ll look polished without feeling uncomfortable. — Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026 Made from high-quality, sustainable materials, Crushgrind mills are designed to last for years without clogging, rusting, or wearing out. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 Banging, rattling, grinding, squealing, or buzzing noises often indicate that something inside the system is loose, damaged, or wearing out. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 29 June 2026 The chiptune soundtrack is energetic without wearing out its welcome, and the writing keeps things light with short diary entries and snarky bits of dialogue. — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 One is something breaking, something wearing out, something being damaged through use, and then there’s also collision. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 June 2026 As plastics break down, whether that be through washing polyester clothing or wearing out our tires, microscopic particles of plastic shed, small enough to be picked up and transported by the air. — Simmone Shah, Time, 7 May 2026 If a device frequently drops connection and can be fixed with a wiggle, there’s a good chance something is wearing out in the cable. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wearing out

Verb

Just running around wearing cloaks, slinking into and out of castles, slicing the throats of all who cross her.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026
Ser Criston moves from flail to sword to dagger, wearing nothing but his padded gambeson.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of wearing

Verb

Willett faced some blowback after touting an endorsement from Eric DeValkenaere, the first Kansas City police officer ever convicted for killing a Black man.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
An armed Hudson barricaded himself and his mother inside her apartment after deputies responded to the second call for help before shooting Hayes four times, killing her.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of killing

Verb

Schmidt's attorney, Kyle Ludwig, on Tuesday claimed that Foster-Todd did not attempt to make distance between himself and the dog and said Foster-Todd shot the dog without exhausting other options.

— Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026
But there were hero moments here too, the same refusal to lose, the same team-work, the same selfless effort in exhausting physical conditions.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of exhausting

Verb

In southwest France, gusting winds fed the flames overnight, accelerating the spread of the fire that has been burning out of control since midweek, the Gironde prefecture said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
The organizations that get this right can build a co-intelligent workforce, human and agent, without sacrificing accountability or burning out the people who matter most.

— Erik Aasberg, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of burning out

Verb

The former champ got back in the win column in her most recent outing, knocking out Maycee Barber in March.

— Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Spain beat France, 2-0, in Tuesday’s semifinal in Arlington, Texas, knocking out perhaps the tournament’s best player, Kylian Mbappé, and one of the defining powers of modern World Cup soccer.

— Rick Maese, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

Definition of knocking out

Verb

Aviation accidents also pose a risk to people on the ground, especially in formation maneuvers like those the Apache pilots were doing in South Carolina.

— Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Daeron has not yet appeared in House of the Dragon but is mentioned in the second season’s sixth episode when Alicent asks her brother Gwayne (Freddie Fox) how Daeron is doing in Oldtown.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

Definition of doing in

Verb

Chief among the dangers is climate change that has led to rising seas and erosion washing out oystercatcher nests.

— Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026
From choosing different mulch to planting ground covers, read on to learn how to stop mulch from washing out of your flower beds once and for all.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 July 2026