WORN (AWAY) Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

worn (away)

verb

Definition of worn (away)

past participle of wear (away)

as in washed out

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People walk on a road Friday washed out by the floods in Nuwakot, Nepal.

— Reuters, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
But poor market breadth could also mean the stock market is becoming washed out, paving the way for a rally heading into the end of the year — especially if earnings come in stronger than expected.

— Sarah Min, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of washed out

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Prices have been rising faster than paychecks in recent months, so workers' real buying power is being eroded.

— Scott Horsley, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Even before these changes, a 2026 Mavvrik survey of 396 organizations found that AI expenditures eroded gross margins at about four out of five enterprises for the second consecutive year.

— Aruna Veerappan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of eroded

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The central bank's monthly Survey of Consumer Expectations found that consumers expect inflation to be even higher a year from now, while perceptions about their own financial standing deteriorated.

— Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
However, as Germany’s economic problems — slow growth, high inflation, rising energy prices — have worsened, public sentiment toward the newcomers has deteriorated.

— Kirsten Grieshaber, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of deteriorated

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Lower-ticket maintenance items have held steadier in sales, which can help to prop up the top line, but the per-store productivity weakened even where top-line sales looked flat, Graff said.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
The region’s long investment in coal and steel became a trap once the economic basis for those industries weakened.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of weakened

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Williams and her team scoured sites like 1stDibs to find the kinds of tasteful pieces that would live with the wealthy Crawford family but that also conveyed the subtly spooky effect that’s a hallmark of the film.

— Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
Sitting in a pediatric intensive care unit last year, watching a ventilator keep her 17-month-old daughter alive, Emily Marris scoured the contents of her phone for evidence to give to California health and food safety investigators.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of scoured

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For the hearing impaired, select rooms feature visual fire alarms plus signals for telephone ringing and door knocking.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The late Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay was suspended for six games and fined $500,000 following a guilty plea to driving while impaired in 2014.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

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