Worn — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective verb

Meaning & Definition of Worn

Worn (adjective)

  1. depleted in strength, energy, or freshness

Worn (verb)

  1. to use up all the physical energy of
  2. to damage or diminish by continued friction
  3. to put up with (something painful or difficult)

Worn (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. depleted in strength, energy, or freshness

    "she was feeling very worn after a long day at work"

    similar: all in, aweary (archaic), beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out, bushed, dead, done, drained, exhausted, fatigued, jaded, knackered (British), limp, logy, played out, pooped (slang), prostrate, spent, tapped out, tired, tuckered (out), washed-out, wearied, weary, wiped out, worn-out, worn to a frazzle
    related: overfatigued, overtaxed, overworked, broken-down, run-down, debilitated, enervate, enervated, enfeebled, sapped, weakened, drowsy, heavy, sleepy, lethargic, sluggish
    opposite: unwearied
    near: fresh, refreshed, rejuvenated, relaxed, rested, revitalized, active, energetic, invigorated, peppy, strengthened, strong, tireless, vitalized, weariless

Worn (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to use up all the physical energy of

    "the job of running their own business wears them sometimes"

    similar: broken, burned out, busted, done in, done up, drained, exhausted, fagged, fatigued, frazzled, harassed, killed, knocked out, outworn, tired, tuckered (out), washed out, wearied, worn out, worn to a frazzle
    related: debilitated, enervated, enfeebled, sapped, wasted, weakened
    near: activated, energized, invigorated, rejuvenated, strengthened, vitalized, relaxed, rested, unwound

  2. to damage or diminish by continued friction

    "all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly"

    similar: abraded, chafed, corraded, eroded, frayed, frazzled, fretted, galled, rasped, rubbed
    related: filed, gnawed, grated, grazed, ground, nibbled, sandblasted, sandpapered, scoured, scraped, scuffed, shaved, erased, reduced, rubbed out, wiped (away), worn out, bitten, broken down, broken up, chewed, corroded, decomposed, disintegrated, dissolved, eaten, honed, sharpened, whetted

  3. to put up with (something painful or difficult)

    "her marriage is so bad—I don't know how she wears it"

    similar: abided, absorbed, accepted, bided (chiefly dialect), borne, brooked, countenanced, endured, gone, hacked, handled, met, pocketed, stomached, stood, stuck out, supported, sustained, sweat out, taken, tolerated, lived with, lumped (it), stood for, toughed it out
    related: allowed, permitted, suffered, swallowed, reconciled (to), acquiesced, agreed (with or to), assented (to), capitulated, consented (to), respected, submitted (to), yielded (to)
    near: declined, dismissed, refused, rejected, repudiated, spurned, turned down, combated, contested, fought, opposed, resisted, avoided, bypassed, circumvented, dodged, eluded, escaped, evaded, missed, abstained (from), forborne, refrained (from)

Related Entry: Wear (verb)

Wear is a different word from Worn. The synonyms below are for wear, not for worn.

  1. to damage or diminish by continued friction

    "all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly"

    similar: abrade, chafe, corrade, erode, fray, frazzle, fret, gall, rasp, rub
    related: file, gnaw, grate, graze, grind, nibble, sandblast, sandpaper, scour, scrape, scuff, shave, erase, reduce, rub out, wear out, wipe (away), bite, break down, break up, chew, corrode, decompose, disintegrate, dissolve, eat, hone, sharpen, whet

  2. to use up all the physical energy of

    "the job of running their own business wears them sometimes"

    similar: break, burn out, bust, do in, do up, drain, exhaust, fag, fatigue, frazzle, harass, kill, knock out, outwear, tire, tucker (out), wash out, wear out, weary, wear to a frazzle
    related: debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, waste, weaken
    near: activate, energize, invigorate, rejuvenate, strengthen, vitalize, relax, rest, unwind

  3. to put up with (something painful or difficult)

    "her marriage is so bad—I don't know how she wears it"

    similar: abide, absorb, accept, bear, bide (chiefly dialect), brook, countenance, endure, go, hack, handle, meet, pocket, stand, stick out, stomach, support, sustain, sweat out, take, tolerate, live with, lump (it), stand for, tough it out
    related: allow, permit, suffer, swallow, reconcile (to), acquiesce, agree (with or to), assent (to), capitulate, consent (to), respect, submit (to), yield (to)
    near: decline, dismiss, refuse, reject, repudiate, spurn, turn down, combat, contest, fight, oppose, resist, avoid, bypass, circumvent, dodge, elude, escape, evade, miss, abstain (from), forbear, refrain (from)

Related Entry: Worn-out (adjective)

Worn-out is a different word from Worn. The synonyms below are for worn-out, not for worn.

  1. depleted in strength, energy, or freshness

    "worn-out tourists heading back to their hotel after a hard day of sightseeing"

    similar: all in, aweary (archaic), beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out, bushed, dead, done, drained, exhausted, fatigued, jaded, knackered (British), limp, logy, played out, pooped (slang), prostrate, spent, tapped out, tired, tuckered (out), washed-out, wearied, weary, wiped out, worn, worn to a frazzle
    related: overfatigued, overtaxed, overworked, broken-down, run-down, debilitated, enervate, enervated, enfeebled, sapped, weakened, drowsy, heavy, sleepy, lethargic, sluggish
    opposite: unwearied
    near: fresh, refreshed, rejuvenated, relaxed, rested, revitalized, active, energetic, invigorated, peppy, strengthened, strong, tireless, vitalized, weariless

  2. worn or torn into or as if into rags

    "used a worn-out T-shirt for dusting the furniture"

    similar: frayed, ragged, raggedy, ratty, seedy, shabby, tattered, threadbare
    related: dowdy, scruffy, tatterdemalion, dingy, faded, lacerate, shredded, holey, patchy, broken-down, decrepit, dilapidated, dog-eared, grungy, mangy, moth-eaten, run-down, scuzzy (slang), tacky
    near: brand-new, new, spick-and-span, unused

Related Entry: Worn to a frazzle (phrase)

Worn to a frazzle is a different word from Worn. The synonyms below are for worn to a frazzle, not for worn.

  1. depleted in strength, energy, or freshness

    "After babysitting three energetic children all day, the teenager was worn to a frazzle."

    similar: all in, aweary (archaic), beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out, bushed, dead, done, drained, exhausted, fatigued, jaded, knackered (British), limp, logy, played out, pooped (slang), prostrate, spent, tapped out, tired, tuckered (out), washed-out, wearied, weary, wiped out, worn, worn-out
    related: overfatigued, overtaxed, overworked, broken-down, run-down, debilitated, enervate, enervated, enfeebled, sapped, weakened, drowsy, heavy, sleepy, lethargic, sluggish
    opposite: unwearied
    near: fresh, refreshed, rejuvenated, relaxed, rested, revitalized, active, energetic, invigorated, peppy, strengthened, strong, tireless, vitalized, weariless

Related Entry: Worn (away) (verb)

Worn (away) is a different word from Worn. The synonyms below are for worn (away), not for worn.

  1. as in eroded, washed out

    similar: eroded, scoured, washed out, deteriorated, enervated, enfeebled, undermined, weakened, blighted, tarnished, blemished, bloodied, broken, compromised, crabbed, crippled, crossed (up), damaged, defaced, disfigured, endamaged, flawed, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, marred, spoiled, vitiated, dented, dinged, dinted, botched, gummed (up), queered, lacerated, wounded, disabled, hamstrung, lamed, maimed, mangled, mutilated, tormented, tortured, annihilated, banged up, bashed, battered, clobbered, crushed, dashed, decimated, demolished, desolated, destroyed, devastated, done in, pulverized, razed, ruined, scourged, shattered, smashed, torn down, totaled, wasted, wiped out, wrecked
    opposite: doctored, fixed, mended, patched, rebuilt, reconditioned, reconstructed, renovated, repaired, revamped, cured, healed, helped, rectified, rehabilitated, remedied, edited, remodeled, revised, ameliorated, bettered, enhanced, enriched, improved, meliorated, perfected, refined

Related Entry: Worn out (verb)

Worn out is a different word from Worn. The synonyms below are for worn out, not for worn.

  1. to use up all the physical energy of

    "keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out"

    similar: broken, burned out, busted, done in, done up, drained, exhausted, fagged, fatigued, frazzled, harassed, killed, knocked out, outworn, tired, tuckered (out), washed out, wearied, worn, worn to a frazzle
    related: debilitated, enervated, enfeebled, sapped, wasted, weakened
    near: activated, energized, invigorated, rejuvenated, strengthened, vitalized, relaxed, rested, unwound

Related Entry: Worn on (phrase)

Worn on is a different word from Worn. The synonyms below are for worn on, not for worn.

  1. to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

    "His constant complaining is starting to wear on his friends."

    similar: aggravated, annoyed, bothered, bugged, burned (up), chafed, eaten, exasperated, frosted, galled, got, grated, griped, hacked (off), irked, irritated, itched, narked (British), nettled, peeved, persecuted, piqued, put out, rasped, riled, ruffled, spited, vexed, got one's goat, got on one's nerves, got to, rubbed the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stuck in one's craw
    related: hassled, heckled, nagged, inflamed, provoked, roused, badgered, baited, bullyragged, deviled, hagridden, harassed, harried, pestered, plagued, teased, angered, antagonized, enraged, incensed, infuriated, maddened, rankled, roiled, agitated, discomforted, discomposed, disquieted, distressed, exercised, freaked (out), fretted, perturbed, undone, unhinged, unsettled, upset, worried, affronted, insulted, miffed, offended, outraged
    near: appeased, conciliated, mollified, obliged, pacified, placated, propitiated, delighted, gladdened, gratified, pleased, satisfied, assured, cheered, comforted, consoled, contented, quieted, reassured, solaced, soothed

Related Entry: Worn to a frazzle (phrase)

Worn to a frazzle is a different word from Worn. The synonyms below are for worn to a frazzle, not for worn.

  1. to use up all the physical energy of

    "Trying to meet all the deadlines had her worn to a frazzle ."

    similar: broken, burned out, busted, done in, done up, drained, exhausted, fagged, fatigued, frazzled, harassed, killed, knocked out, outworn, tired, tuckered (out), washed out, wearied, worn, worn out
    related: debilitated, enervated, enfeebled, sapped, wasted, weakened
    near: activated, energized, invigorated, rejuvenated, strengthened, vitalized, relaxed, rested, unwound

Related Entry: Well-worn (adjective)

Well-worn is a different word from Worn. The synonyms below are for well-worn, not for worn.

  1. used or heard so often as to be dull

    "people at the funeral offered the grieving family well-worn platitudes and expressions of sympathy"

    similar: banal, cliché, clichéd, cobwebby, commonplace, hack, hackney, hackneyed, moth-eaten, musty, obligatory, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite
    related: twice-told, bromidic, platitudinal, platitudinous, canned, cardboard, conventional, cookie-cutter, derivative, imitative, ready-made, tried-and-true, unimaginative, uninspired, unoriginal, normal, ordinary, rote, routine, standard, stock, typical, usual, arid, barren, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monotonous, numbing, old, pedantic, pedestrian, ponderous, prosaic, stodgy, stuffy, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, undramatic, uninteresting, vapid, wearisome, weary, wearying, old-fashioned, old hat
    opposite: fresh, new, novel, original, unclichéd, unhackneyed
    near: animating, energizing, enlivening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, stimulating, absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting, atypical, extraordinary, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unknown, unprecedented, unusual, pathbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Worn

The most common words with a similar meaning to Worn:

Archaic: aweary
British: knackered
Slang: pooped
Chiefly dialect: bided
all in, beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out, bushed, dead, done, drained, exhausted, fatigued, jaded, limp, logy, played out, prostrate, spent, tapped out, tired, tuckered (out), washed-out, wearied, weary, wiped out, worn-out, worn to a frazzle, broken, burned out, busted, done in, done up, fagged, frazzled, harassed, killed, knocked out, outworn, washed out, worn out, abraded

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Worn

Words with the opposite meaning of Worn:

unwearied

Related Words for Worn

overfatigued, overtaxed, overworked, broken-down, run-down, debilitated, enervate, enervated, enfeebled, sapped, weakened, drowsy, heavy, sleepy, lethargic, sluggish, wasted, filed, gnawed, grated, grazed, ground, nibbled, sandblasted, sandpapered, scoured, scraped, scuffed, shaved, erased

Near Antonyms of Worn

fresh, refreshed, rejuvenated, relaxed, rested, revitalized, active, energetic, invigorated, peppy, strengthened, strong, tireless, vitalized, weariless, activated, energized, unwound, declined, dismissed, refused, rejected, repudiated, spurned, turned down, combated, contested, fought, opposed, resisted

Words & Phrases Containing Worn

worn-out, well-worn

Frequently Asked Questions about Worn

What does "Worn" mean?

"Worn" means depleted in strength, energy, or freshness. As an an adjective and a verb, it is defined as: depleted in strength, energy, or freshness. It has 4 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Worn"?

Other words for "Worn" include all in, aweary, beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out, bushed and dead. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Worn" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Worn"?

There are 134 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Worn". Common alternatives include all in, aweary, beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out, bushed, dead, done and drained.

What is the opposite of "Worn"?

Antonyms of "Worn" include unwearied. Near antonyms include fresh, refreshed, rejuvenated and relaxed.

How do you use "Worn" in a sentence?

Examples of "Worn" in a sentence: "she was feeling very worn after a long day at work"; "the job of running their own business wears them sometimes"; "all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly".

Is "Worn" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Worn" can be used as an adjective and a verb, depending on the context.

What is another word for "Worn" meaning "depleted in strength, energy, or freshness"?

When "Worn" (adjective) means depleted in strength, energy, or freshness, synonyms include all in, aweary, beat, beaten, bleary and burned-out. Opposites in this sense include unwearied.

What is another word for "Worn" meaning "to use up all the physical energy of"?

When "Worn" (verb) means to use up all the physical energy of, synonyms include broken, burned out, busted, done in, done up and drained.