WORE OUT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

wore out

verb

past tense of wear out

as in wore

to use up all the physical energy of keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out

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Recent Examples of wore out 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 John Tortorella was hired as head coach in June 2022, helped establish a culture, had the young Flyers overachieving and then wore out his welcome — such is life as an NHL head coach and especially one named John Tortorella. — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 In contrast, the Fraternal Order of Eagles advocated for pensions for industrial wage laborers—for people who had worked in jobs that wore out their bodies and left them physically unable to work. — Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 And his playcalling wore out its welcome with the Los Angeles Chargers in only two years. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 From busy tile backsplashes that quickly wore out their welcome to furniture silhouettes that turned comfort into an afterthought, 2025 delivered no shortage of design trends, but not all of them were meant for the long haul. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026 Watching Twister on my parents’ VHS player until the tape wore out and riding my bike to Blockbuster to rent another copy. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Workers wore out their shoes every eight days, the worker said. — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wore out

Verb

The Oakland singer-songwriter entered the R&B fray in 2015 as a raw, gutsy artist who bravely wore her heart on her sleeve.

— Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
The cinema recently recreated a ringer tee Steve’s late mother wore in the early-1970s.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of wore

Verb

Kabul and the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan said the strikes in Helmand and Kunar provinces had killed at least 10 civilians, most of them children.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
But is any of that enough when a Western Union telegram brings news of Aron’s death, killed in a battle in France?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of killed

Verb

In fact, even before the show actually starts, Bob can be exhausted, having been awake since some ridiculous hour.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Shapiro eventually concedes that good-faith developers are at the Homer City campus, something that earns a broad smile from Steffee, exhausted by the politics.

— Salena Zito, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

Our joy in the world is drained away, along with our ability to feel fully human.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Micron still trading 15% below its June peak and Nvidia sitting at such a steep discount to the market P/E and that of defensive, capex-light Apple, suggest a level of sobriety that – all else equal – could mean that some risk has been drained away.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026