wear off

VERB

go away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

subside

WEAK

diminish disappear stop wear away

Example Sentences

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The stocks are already trading at large premiums to their historical price-to-earnings valuations, and their price momentum is starting to wear off as oil prices fall.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Professor Edwin Galea, from the University of Greenwich, said the effectiveness of retardant treatment on PU foam can wear off over time.

From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026

The shine started to wear off quickly, though.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

Each pesticide treatment controls mosquito larvae for up to 90 days — so the treatment on those initial pools will wear off around mid-June, often the height of mosquito season.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

The feeling that they are holy objects is already starting to wear off.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd