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adjective

ˈwȯrn-ˈau̇t How to pronounce worn-out (audio)
Definition of worn-outnext
1
as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness worn-out tourists heading back to their hotel after a hard day of sightseeing

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2
as in tattered
worn or torn into or as if into rags used a worn-out T-shirt for dusting the furniture

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worn out

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verb

past participle of wear out
as in worn
to use up all the physical energy of keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out

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Recent Examples of worn-out
Adjective
Palestinians have long called for mobile homes and caravans to be allowed in to protect them against living in impractical and worn-out tents. — Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026 How cancer starts Cells produce more cells to grow, replace older or worn-out cells or to repair damaged tissues. — Julie Phillippi, The Conversation, 21 July 2025
Verb
Old Age Sometimes, yellow monstera leaves are old and worn out. — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2026 The conditions could help them, given the pitches will be worn out and tired after the heatwave that has gripped the United Kingdom, but few Pakistani supporters will believe their team can win. — Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for worn-out
Recent Examples of Synonyms for worn-out
  1. tired
  2. tattered
  3. worn
  4. exhausted
  5. ragged
  6. killed
  7. weary
  8. faded
Adjective
  • Even more popular when, instead of a tired old video tribute — hats off to the Jackets for reading the room on this one — the arena cameras went straight to Marchenko during the next stoppage.
    — Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Murray says her own experience has made her more understanding when female colleagues seem more tired or irritable than usual, particularly when the behavior is out of character.
    — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of tired
Adjective
  • Victoria Justice dressed up for her Halloween party in a distressed zombie look featuring a tattered black minidress and edgy boots.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In her translation, where papyri were tattered or a word obscured, Carson indicates this by using brackets and white space.
    — Amy Cannon, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of tattered
Verb
  • Generations have worn the style since, from Kurt Cobain to Charli XCX.
    — Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Today, the investment accessory paired perfectly with her bottle-green coat, previously worn at the Irish Guards’ St Patrick’s Day parade.
    — Olivia Allen, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of worn
Adjective
  • The buck, tongue lolling, looked exhausted from chasing and breeding his doe.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026
  • If a year in, the founder is still in every meeting and the new hire is the most exhausted person in the building, the company did not hire an operator.
    — Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • On his second lap at Monza, Antonelli went past the ragged edge.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • While a commercial transatlantic flight would have left me feeling tired and ragged, my body barely registered the six-hour journey.
    — Debra Kamin, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of ragged
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  • Two women, ages 50 and 60, were killed and dozens of other people were wounded in a Russian strike on a market in Lozova, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Samuels was killed just minutes after posting about Wright's abuse on social media.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of killed
Adjective
  • Sean Durzi scored 78 seconds in, Dylan Garand made 29 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the travel-weary Ducks 5-2 on Monday night to improve to 6-0-0 at home this fall.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Sean Durzi scored 78 seconds in, Dylan Garand made 29 saves and the New York Rangers defeated the travel-weary Anaheim Ducks 5-2 on Monday night to improve to 6-0-0 at home this fall.
    — CBS New York Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of weary
Adjective
  • Investigators described him as a white male in his late 50s, with a scruffy, gray beard who was wearing a faded blue baseball cap.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The landscape flowed in ridges and mountains of faded yellow and whisper pink, where welwitschia–large, low-lying plants that live to be hundreds of years old–sprawled like relics from a Dune film set.
    — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
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