Synonyms of wears

wears

verb

present tense third-person singular of wear

1

as in kills

to use up all the physical energy of

the job of running their own business wears them sometimes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• kills
• exhausts
• tires
• drains
• busts
• wearies
• breaks
• harasses
• fatigues
• wears out
• outwears
• burns out
• knocks out
• wastes
• weakens
• washes out
• does in
• fags
• wears to a frazzle
• frazzles
• does up
• tuckers (out)
• saps
• debilitates
• enervates
• enfeebles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activates
• strengthens
• energizes
• rests
• relaxes
• invigorates
• rejuvenates
• vitalizes
• unwinds

2

as in erodes

to damage or diminish by continued friction

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erodes
• frays
• rubs
• reduces
• chafes
• eats
• shaves
• abrades
• erases
• sharpens
• bites
• frets
• gnaws
• scrapes
• corrades
• galls
• rasps
• chews
• scours
• disintegrates
• wears out
• grazes
• frazzles
• decomposes
• corrodes
• files
• scuffs
• grinds
• dissolves
• wipes (away)
• grates
• sandblasts
• nibbles
• sandpapers
• hones
• whets
• rubs out
• breaks down
• breaks up

3

as in stands

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

• stands
• tolerates
• endures
• accepts
• takes
• handles
• sustains
• bears
• absorbs
• meets
• swallows
• supports
• abides
• goes
• sticks out
• bides
• stands for
• lumps (it)
• lives with
• suffers
• brooks
• pockets
• countenances
• sweats out
• stomachs
• hacks
• allows
• permits
• toughs it out
• acquiesces
• agrees (with or to)
• submits (to)
• capitulates
• reconciles (to)
• respects
• yields (to)
• consents (to)
• assents (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refuses
• rejects
• dismisses
• resists
• declines
• opposes
• spurns
• repudiates
• avoids
• turns down
• fights
• escapes
• combats
• misses
• evades
• eludes
• bypasses
• circumvents
• contests
• dodges
• refrains (from)
• abstains (from)
• forbears

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wears

Colin cooks Ray meals, sleeps on the floor while Ray takes the bed, lets Ray shave his hair off, and wears a lock on a chain around his neck. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2026

The straight edge feels almost refreshingly new and when Rihanna wears it, the look naturally gains an extra dose of coolness. —Lina-Marie Baatz, Glamour, 20 Feb. 2026

If an action is taken by a single individual, the entire prison population wears that burden in the shape of lockdowns, continued separation, loss of programming, and a reconstruction of prison policy that will further impede humans from gaining agency towards their own transformation. —Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026

The Elvis who wears a white polyester jumpsuit that is, truth be told, at least a size too big for his lean frame. —Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026

In Episode 4, Liz wears a red sweatshirt with Altadena embroidered in white on the chest. —Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2026

Instead, Cozart wears shoes with holes drilled in them to make room for the spikes. —David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026

Rusnak wears a Meta Quest headset (left) while demoing the system, which shows athletes immersive views of the rink (right). —IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026

The sapphire tiara that Queen Máxima of the Netherlands wears for some of her most important appointments is one of the oldest, most spectacular and recognizable pieces of the Dutch royal heritage. —Marta Martínez Tato, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026