WORN Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word worn. (close relations)
wearing
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aged | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • people who are old collectively adjective satellite • advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) • at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable) • having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable) • of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable) • (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process | ||||||||
dilapidated | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • in deplorable condition | ||||||||
faded | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having lost freshness or brilliance of color • reduced in strength | ||||||||
frayed | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • worn away or tattered along the edges | ||||||||
old | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age • of long duration; not new noun • past times adjective satellite • of a very early stage in development • (used for emphasis) very familiar • skilled through long experience • belonging to some prior time • excellent • just preceding something else in time or order | ||||||||
ragged | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • being or dressed in clothes that are worn or torn • worn out from stress or strain • having an irregular outline | ||||||||
secondhand | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adverb • by indirect means adjective satellite • derived from what is primary or original; not firsthand • previously used or owned by another | ||||||||
shabby | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • showing signs of wear and tear • mean and unworthy and despicable | ||||||||
tattered | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing • ruined or disrupted | ||||||||
threadbare | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse • having the nap worn away so that the threads show through | ||||||||
tired | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • depleted of strength or energy adjective satellite • repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse | ||||||||
used | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||||
adjective • employed in accomplishing something adjective satellite • (of persons) taken advantage of • previously used or owned by another | ||||||||
weathered | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • worn by exposure to the weather | ||||||||
wear out | verbv | |||||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • go to pieces • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||||
gybe | verbv | |||||||
verb • shift from one side of the ship to the other | ||||||||
wear down | verbv | |||||||
verb • exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress • deteriorate through use or stress | ||||||||
assume | verbv | |||||||
verb • take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof • take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities • take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • occupy or take on • seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession • make a pretence of • take up someone's soul into heaven • put clothing on one's body | ||||||||
bear | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws • an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price verb • have • maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) • cause to be born • put up with something or somebody unpleasant • move while holding up or supporting • bring forth • take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person • contain or hold; have within • bring in • have on one's person • behave in a certain manner • have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices • support or hold in a certain manner • be pregnant with | ||||||||
break | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity • an unexpected piece of good luck • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other • a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions) • a pause from doing something (as work) • the act of breaking something • a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something • breaking of hard tissue such as bone • the occurrence of breaking • an abrupt change in the tone or register of the voice (as at puberty or due to emotion) • the opening shot that scatters the balls in billiards or pool • (tennis) a score consisting of winning a game when your opponent was serving • an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity • a sudden dash • any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare • an escape from jail verb • terminate or end • become separated into pieces or fragments • render inoperable or ineffective • ruin completely • destroy the integrity of; usually by force; cause to separate into pieces or fragments • act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises • move away or escape suddenly • scatter or part • force out or release suddenly and often violently something pent up • prevent completion • enter someone's (virtual or real) property in an unauthorized manner, usually with the intent to steal or commit a violent act • make submissive, obedient, or useful • fail to agree with; be in violation of; as of rules or patterns • surpass in excellence • make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret • come into being • stop operating or functioning • interrupt a continued activity • make a rupture in the ranks of the enemy or one's own by quitting or fleeing • curl over and fall apart in surf or foam, of waves • lessen in force or effect • be broken in • come to an end • vary or interrupt a uniformity or continuity • cause to give up a habit • give up • come forth or begin from a state of latency • happen or take place • cause the failure or ruin of • invalidate by judicial action • discontinue an association or relation; go different ways • assign to a lower position; reduce in rank • reduce to bankruptcy • change directions suddenly • emerge from the surface of a body of water • break down, literally or metaphorically • do a break dance • exchange for smaller units of money • destroy the completeness of a set of related items • make the opening shot that scatters the balls • separate from a clinch, in boxing • go to pieces • break a piece from a whole • become punctured or penetrated • pierce or penetrate • be released or become known; of news • cease an action temporarily • interrupt the flow of current in • undergo breaking • find a flaw in • find the solution or key to • change suddenly from one tone quality or register to another • happen • become fractured; break or crack on the surface only • crack; of the male voice in puberty • fall sharply • fracture a bone of • diminish or discontinue abruptly • weaken or destroy in spirit or body | ||||||||
bust | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a complete failure • the chest of a woman • a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person • an occasion for excessive eating or drinking adjective satellite • lacking funds verb • ruin completely • search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on • separate or cause to separate abruptly • go to pieces • break open or apart suddenly and forcefully | ||||||||