WORE DOWN Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

wore down

verb

past tense of wear down

as in ground (down)

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This skirt reminds me of the one that Jenner wore out in New York recently.

— Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 13 June 2026
Something switched in that one 10 years ago — the Warriors wore out and James (and Kyrie Irving) kicked it into hyperdrive.

— Joe Vardon, New York Times, 12 June 2026

Definition of wore out

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His address last year came months after the 12-day Israel-Iran war that saw the assassination of many of the Islamic Republic's highest military and political leaders and once again broke down weeks of negotiations with the United States.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026
The state’s lease on the property ended in 2023 after talks broke down and the land had been eyed by its owner, the Neel family, along with other land holdings for potential redevelopment into commercial and industrial uses.

— J. Scott Trubey, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of broke down

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Nor did the study show that exercise restores attention, reaction time, judgment or the many other functions impaired by sleep deprivation.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Insisting that lines must be drawn, Scalia argued that an animal should not be considered injured under the ESA simply because its ability to breed had been impaired.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of impaired

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After two unsuccessful attempts to restore engine power, the NTSB report said, the pilot ejected at 3,000 feet above sea level and was seriously injured.

— Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
An 18-year-old was arrested Tuesday, two days after two boys were killed and two women were injured in a DeKalb County shooting, police said.

— Caroline Silva, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of injured

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This began to seem unnecessary, because one either feels and believes that torture is wrong, or else one is damaged.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Earlier this month, intense waves from Hurricane Marie damaged beachfront homes in parts of Southern California and chewed away at beaches.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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