Definitions

worn

ADJECTIVE

used

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frayed shabby tattered threadbare timeworn well-worn

STRONG

beat bushed busted consumed depleted destroyed deteriorated dinged drained drawn exhausted fatigued gone jaded overused overworked pinched ragged ruined shot spent stale the worse for wear tired totaled wearied weary

WEAK

burned out clichéd effete hackneyed had it haggard kaput knocked out old pegged out played-out pooped tired out used-up useless wiped-out worn-down worn-out wrung out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fresh new

STRONG

energetic energized intact invigorated lively refreshed rested restored unused

Example Sentences

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The family is already worn down from "the uncertainty of not knowing where Pastor Raymond is… it's like we are frozen in grief and we can't move on".

From BBC

But after a career orchestrating policy from the wings, Wiener’s patience had worn thin.

From The Wall Street Journal

The garment is worn over the head as a display of modesty, but it's not always been welcomed on the football pitch.

From BBC

The original bridge where Milne and his son Christopher Robin created the game Pooh sticks became worn and unsafe in the late 1990s.

From BBC

He said his mother had worn and kept that cross with her since it was given to her.

From Los Angeles Times

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