WORE OUT Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

wore out

verb

past tense of wear out

as in wore

to use up all the physical energy of keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out

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Recent Examples of wore out 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 John Tortorella was hired as head coach in June 2022, helped establish a culture, had the young Flyers overachieving and then wore out his welcome — such is life as an NHL head coach and especially one named John Tortorella. — Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 In contrast, the Fraternal Order of Eagles advocated for pensions for industrial wage laborers—for people who had worked in jobs that wore out their bodies and left them physically unable to work. — Trevor Jackson, The New York Review of Books, 4 Apr. 2026 And his playcalling wore out its welcome with the Los Angeles Chargers in only two years. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026 From busy tile backsplashes that quickly wore out their welcome to furniture silhouettes that turned comfort into an afterthought, 2025 delivered no shortage of design trends, but not all of them were meant for the long haul. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 20 Jan. 2026 Watching Twister on my parents’ VHS player until the tape wore out and riding my bike to Blockbuster to rent another copy. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025 Workers wore out their shoes every eight days, the worker said. — Amy Yurkanin, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wore out

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Ramaswamy wore what appeared to be a knock-off Ohio State jersey to the school’s home opener in August and took heat from Buckeyes fans in his X comments.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 26 Oct. 2026
The two even wore jewelry and fake nails to really emulate PinkPantheress, 25, and Larsson, 28.

— Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of wore

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Three people were killed after two helicopters collided midair near an airport in Oregon on Thursday afternoon, October 29, prompting an investigation by federal aviation authorities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
The presidency has been vacant since President Jovenel Moïse was killed in 2021.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of killed

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My advice to other leaders would be not to wait until you’re exhausted before doing something for yourself.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2026
The gold exhausted by the mid-1920s, the mines faltered and then closed, the miners left and the burros stayed, turned loose to make their own way in the desert.

— Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Oct. 2026