WEARS Synonyms: 133 Similar and Opposite Words

wears

verb

Definition of wears next

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 The film fully wears its heart on its sleeve, telling an earnest (if familiar) story of love and commitment through hardship. —

Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026 Instead, everyone wears high-quality socks, preferably ones made out of Merino wool, like these Smartwool crew socks. —

Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026 Khai wears adorable animal print pajamas in the snapshot with red polka dot socks and a big pink ribbon in her hair. —

Emma Banks, InStyle, 29 Jan. 2026 And this is the version Johnson wears. —

Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2026 This classic Victorian wears its age beautifully, with stone details, shingles, and deep eaves that hint at its past. —

Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2026 Engaged to be married to the rich but dull George (played by John Lund), Lord wears a scene-stealing ring throughout the film, its central stone elegantly flanked by a pair of tapered baguettes. —

Rachel Garrahan, Vogue, 22 Jan. 2026 Jones is more outgoing, has a silly laugh and is a former first-round pick who wears garish suits on game day. —

Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 22 Jan. 2026 Her son wears an old Rob Gronkowski jersey, but no one else can wear Patriots merchandise. —

Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026

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Bystander videos, like the ones taken of Pretti, have played a key role for decades in informing the public when law enforcement kills or injures people.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
The film follows a quiet inmate arriving at a violent Indonesian prison with a supernatural entity that kills those with the darkest auras.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026