WORE DOWN Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

wore down

verb

past tense of wear down

as in ground (down)

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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

Definition of wore out

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Meghan’s relationship with her father broke down in the lead-up to her wedding to Prince Harry in May 2018, and her relationship with her father attracted intense tabloid interest.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
In the past two elections, the number of total votes ultimately cast broke down relatively evenly across early in-person votes, mail-in votes and Election Day votes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of broke down

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Casa Brera has accommodations for the hearing impaired and wheelchair accessible showers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
But if the mitochondrial circuits are impaired or if there are simply more electrons from food pouring into the system than the mitochondria can handle, the flow can get bogged down.

— Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of impaired

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When shooting a gun into a moving car, there’s a chance someone will be injured or worse.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 28 Oct. 2026
Several Americans are believed to have been injured in a high-speed train collision that killed at least 68 people in Spain on Wednesday when one train collided with another that had stopped on the tracks.

— Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

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The attack also damaged a nearby care home, with emergency crews evacuating 15 elderly residents, the service said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Research partners recorded the various sounds that drones make when their propellers get chipped or cracked or their motor becomes damaged or begins to fail.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026

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