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most worn-out
adjective as in used, tired
Weak matches
- beat
- burned out
- bushed
- busted
- clichéd
- consumed
- depleted
- destroyed
- deteriorated
- drained
- drawn
- effete
- exhausted
- fatigued
- frayed
- gone
- hackneyed
- had it
- haggard
- jaded
- kaput
- knocked out
- old
- out of gas
- overused
- overworked
- pinched
- played out
- pooped
- ragged
- ruined
- shabby
- shot
- spent
- stale
- tattered
- the worse for wear
- threadbare
- timeworn
- tired out
- totaled
- used up
- useless
- wearied
- weary
- well-worn
- wiped out
- worn down
- wrung out
Example Sentences
The teams in playoff contention all have a handful of games left before the postseason, which is just the trick for igniting energy levels for even the most worn-out and banged-up veterans.
As the most worn-out and wizened parents can attest, penalizing those who read can be just as effective as actively encouraging it.
“I wore out a lot of VHS tapes in my time, and ‘Lost Boys’ is definitely one of the most worn-out ones,” said Hodson, explaining that she and her sisters rewatched the tape over and over.
Those less favorable toward the news media are also the most worn-out.
The University of Washington plans to tear down or renovate its oldest and most worn-out residence halls, but students say they’re worried the redo could mean losing the most affordable housing options on campus.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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