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careworn

[kair-wawrn, -wohrn] / ˈkɛərˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn /
ADJECTIVE
haggard
Synonyms
STRONG
lean pale skinny spare wan
WEAK
ashen drawn emaciated exhausted faded fagged fatigued fretted gaunt ghastly lank pallid pinched scraggy scrawny shrunken starved thin tired wasted weak wearied worn-down wrinkled
Antonyms
STRONG
colorful fat plump thick
WEAK
fresh healthy hearty strong unworn
ADJECTIVE
hollow-eyed
Synonyms
WEAK
ashen 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 worn-down wrinkled

Example Sentences

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Carthy's voice is careworn but it's never less than compelling.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2025

If you didn’t say hear a security guard say, “It’s Elvis Presley!” you wouldn’t know Michael Shannon’s careworn, sullen Elvis was supposed to be the King.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2022

There's the careworn, eccentric female lead, equally brilliantly realized by newcomer to the screen, Alana Haim.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2022

And Jenkins, as always, communicates volumes in one single, careworn sigh.

From Washington Post • Nov. 22, 2021

As for Jason, he looked thinner, taller, and more careworn.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

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