Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | be clothed in |
| Synonyms: | array, attire, be dressed in, bear, carry, clothe oneself, cover, display, don, draw on, dress in, effect, exhibit, fit out, get into, get on, harness, have on, put on, show, slip on, sport, suit up, turn out, wrap |
| Notes: | ware is an item bought or a piece of pottery; wear is erosion; and where is a place |
| Antonyms: | disrobe, take off |
| Main Entry: | wear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bother, undermine |
| Synonyms: | annoy, drain, enervate, exasperate, exhaust, fatigue, get the better of, harass, irk, pester, reduce, tax, vex, weaken, wear down, weary |
| Antonyms: | cheer, delight, please |
| Main Entry: | wear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
| Synonyms: | be durable, bear up, hold up, last, remain, stand, stand up |
| Antonyms: | refuse, reject |
| Main Entry: | wearing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tiring |
| Synonyms: | draining, exhausting |
| Main Entry: | abrade |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scrape |
| Synonyms: | chafe, erode, grate, rub, rub off, scuff, triturate, wear, wear down |
| Main Entry: | bore |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cause weariness, disinterest |
| Synonyms: | afflict, annoy, be tedious, bend one's ear, bother, burn out, cloy, discomfort, drag, exhaust, fatigue, irk, irritate, jade, pall, pester, put to sleep, send to sleep, talk one's ear off, tire, trouble, turn one off, vex, wear, wear out, weary, worry |
| Notes: | a boar is a male pig; a boor is a person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a bore is one that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious |
| Antonyms: | amuse, charm, excite, interest, please |
| Main Entry: | burdensome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | troublesome |
| Synonyms: | carking, crushing, demanding, difficult, disturbing, exacting, exigent, heavy*, irksome, onerous, oppressive, superincumbent, taxing, tough, trying, wearing, wearying, weighty |
| Antonyms: | aiding, helpful, helping, relieving, unburdensome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chafe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rub, grind against |
| Synonyms: | abrade, bark, corrode, damage, erode, excoriate, gall, grate, graze, hurt, impair, inflame, irritate, peel, ruffle, scrape, scratch, skin, wear |
| Main Entry: | demanding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | challenging, urgent |
| Synonyms: | ambitious, backbreaker, bothersome, clamorous, critical, dictatorial, difficult, exacting, exhausting, exigent, fussy, grievous, hard, imperious, importunate, insistent, nagging, onerous, oppressive, pressing, querulous, strict, stringent, taxing, tough, troublesome, trying, wearing, weighty |
| Antonyms: | easy, facile, trivial, unchallenging, undemanding |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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