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