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worn-down

ADJECTIVE
haggard
Synonyms
STRONG
lean pale skinny spare wan
WEAK
ashen careworn drawn emaciated exhausted faded fagged fatigued fretted gaunt ghastly lank pallid pinched scraggy scrawny shrunken starved thin tired wasted weak wearied wrinkled
Antonyms
STRONG
colorful fat plump thick
WEAK
fresh healthy hearty strong unworn
ADJECTIVE
hollow-eyed
Synonyms
WEAK
ashen careworn drawn emaciated exhausted faded fagged fatigued fretted gaunt ghastly lank lean pale pallid pinched scraggy scrawny shrunken skinny spare starved thin tired wan wasted weak wearied worn wrinkled
ADJECTIVE
jaded
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bored tired weary
STRONG
cool dulled fagged fatigued sated satiated spent surfeited wearied worn
WEAK
been around blah blasé done it all fed up had it sick of tired-out up to here worn-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fresh
WEAK
unused
ADJECTIVE
tired out
Synonyms
WEAK
all in beat bleary bone-weary bushed dead dead tired debilitated dog-tired done for done in drained effete enervated fatigued frazzled had it kaput limp out on one's feet outta gas prostrated ready to drop run down rundown sapped shot spent wasted weak weakened wearied weariful weary worn worn-out
ADJECTIVE
tuckered
Synonyms
STRONG
beat bushed debilitated drained enervated fatigued frazzled limp prostrated sapped shot spent wasted weakened wearied weary
WEAK
all in bleary bone-weary dead dead tired dog-tired done for done in effete had it kaput out on one's feet outta gas ready to drop run down rundown tired out weak weariful worn-out
Antonyms
STRONG
activated active energized fresh healthy invigorated lively strong
ADJECTIVE
wearied
Synonyms
STRONG
beat bushed drained enervated fatigued frazzled limp prostrated sapped shot spent wasted weakened weary worn
WEAK
all in bleary bone-weary dead dead tired dog-tired done for done in effete had it kaput out on one's feet outta gas ready to drop run down rundown tired out weak weariful worn-out
Antonyms
STRONG
activated active energized fresh healthy invigorated lively
ADJECTIVE
weariful
Synonyms
WEAK
all in beat bleary bone-weary bushed dead dead tired dog-tired done for done in drained effete enervated fatigued frazzled had it kaput limp out on one's feet outta gas prostrated ready to drop run down rundown sapped shot spent tired out wasted weak weakened wearied weary worn worn-out
ADJECTIVE
weather-beaten
Synonyms
WEAK
battered damaged decayed weathered weatherworn
ADJECTIVE
worn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frayed shabby tattered threadbare timeworn well-worn
STRONG
beat bushed busted consumed depleted destroyed deteriorated dinged drained drawn exhausted fatigued gone jaded overused overworked pinched ragged ruined shot spent stale the worse for wear tired totaled wearied weary
WEAK
burned out clichéd effete hackneyed had it haggard kaput knocked out old pegged out played-out pooped tired out used-up useless wiped-out worn-out wrung out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fresh new
STRONG
energetic energized intact invigorated lively refreshed rested restored unused
ADJECTIVE
worn/worn-out
Synonyms
WEAK
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 wrung out
Antonyms
WEAK
fresh new unused

Example Sentences

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The worn-down motel closed its doors in 2018, at which point the former owner and a handful of long-term tenants continued to occupy the property, Curran said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 5, 2026

She emerged from the experience battle-scarred and world-weary in 1979 and used her worn-down voice to great effect in a blast of future-forward new wave music called "Broken English."

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

A 27-17 win over the Raiders sent the Colts back again, with future NFL coach Ray Perkins catching a long touchdown pass from Unitas on the worn-down field at Memorial Stadium.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 26, 2024

The Pentagon has long dipped into aging stocks of equipment to supply Kyiv, sometimes leaving Ukrainian forces troops with worn-down matériel.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022

There was a worn-down pencil eraser, a pile of Q-tips, the strings of a guitar, and a shadowy shape with a shimmering silver triangle in the middle.

From "George" by Alex Gino