Synonyms and Antonyms of wore
1
to use up all the physical energy of
- the job of running their own business wears them sometimes
broke, burned out (or burnt out), busted (also bust), did in, did up, drained, exhausted, fagged, fatigued, frazzled, harassed, killed, knocked out, outwore, tired, tuckered (out), washed out, wearied, wore out
2
to damage or diminish by continued friction
- all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly
filed, gnawed, grated, grazed, ground, nibbled, sandblasted, sandpapered, scoured, scraped, scuffed, shaved
erased, reduced, rubbed out, wiped (away), wore out
ate, bit, broke down, broke up, chewed, corroded, decomposed, disintegrated, dissolved
honed, sharpened, whetted
3
British
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
- her marriage is so bad—I don't know how she wears it
abided (also abode), absorbed, accepted, bode (or bided) [chiefly dialect], bore, brooked, countenanced, endured, hacked, handled, met, pocketed, stomached, stood, stuck out, supported, sustained, sweat out (or sweated out), tolerated, took, went
allowed, permitted, suffered, swallowed
reconciled (to)
acquiesced, agreed (with or to), assented (to), capitulated, consented (to), respected, submitted (to), yielded (to)
declined, dismissed, refused, rejected, repudiated, spurned, turned down
combated (or combatted), contested, fought, opposed, resisted
avoided, bypassed, circumvented, dodged, eluded, escaped, evaded, missed
abstained (from), forbore, refrained (from)
