WEARS Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

wears

verb

present tense third-person singular of wear

as in kills

to use up all the physical energy of the job of running their own business wears them sometimes

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as in erodes

to damage or diminish by continued friction all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly

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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

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Recent Examples of wears One that wears flawlessly for three weeks, makes your hands look beautiful and instantly lifts your mood? — Lucy Abbersteen, Allure, 9 Oct. 2026 Photographed by Willy Vanderperre, Vogue, April 2026 Sora Choi wears an LBD from Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026 Throughout the campaign, Lawrence wears key ready-to-wear pieces, including the Ritz Suede Smoking Jacket in a rich tan with a relaxed shape, self-tie belt and Ritz Paris detailing. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 Gabe wears a bracelet containing some of her final heartbeats and her fingerprint. — Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026 Argoti wears Meals in the kitchen, at photo shoots and events. — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 The jackets The jackets Lowen wears in Verity tell her story more than any other item in her personal wardrobe. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Oct. 2026 To power paraglide, Hutzler wears an engine propeller backpack called a paramotor, which can typically cost between $8,000 and $9,000. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026 In a particularly Ethan Hunt-ish twist, the actor wears a rubbery disguise—a potbellied suit, a scraggly gray comb-over, and a smattering of old-guy makeup. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

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Verb

When an unplanned blast kills a boy from the village, the elders take advance compensation to keep the peace.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Listeria infects about 1,250 people in the United States annually, according to the CDC, and kills about 172 of those people.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of kills

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Infrastructure built over generations erodes when demand isn’t there to support it.

— Catherine Salfino, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
In some parts of the country, dangerous sinkholes are opening as aging, abandoned mine infrastructure erodes beneath communities, roads and public lands.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of erodes

Verb

But anyone who’s yet to see the earlier series need not fret; while Seven Havens makes reference especially to Korra, any crucial details are reestablished within a narrative that’s set nearly two centuries later and stands largely on its own.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Where the court ultimately stands will have to do with its answers to these tough questions.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of stands

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If the low-breadth market finally exhausts itself and rolls over, your capital at risk is mathematically capped at that 3%.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausts

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Conjuring the troubled inner life of a young, successful Buenos Aires fashion designer with an uncommon mix of stylistic rigor and feeling, the film frays your nerves.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2026
The coalition of supporters frays Still another issue is conflict within the legalization movement itself, particularly between the business and activist wings.

— William Garriott, The Conversation, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of frays

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That also suggests the league accepts, or at least tolerates, the flag-heavy officiating that has come to define the early months of the season.

— Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
Vietnam's communist government tolerates little dissent and tightly controls the media.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of tolerates

Verb

While the concept has always had Fox shocks, it was first seen with Maxxis rubber, and subsequently with Schwalbe Tacky Chan downhill tires on DT Swiss wheels last year.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

Definition of tires

Verb

Achord stands behind Smack each time and, before one kick, rubs his belly with his other hand over his head as some sort of signal.

— Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
But during the following two years, Van Lith saw only gigantic tracks and adrenaline-inspiring antler rubs that had been left behind by the buck of his dreams.

— Jeff Murray, Outdoor Life, 20 Aug. 2026