Definitions

worn

[wawrn] / wɔrn /

ADJECTIVE

used

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-down worn-out wrung out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fresh new

STRONG

energetic energized intact invigorated lively refreshed rested restored unused

Example Sentences

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As things stand, none of those will be worn unless those nations progress into the later rounds and are then told by Fifa to wear those strips.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

But patience has worn thin as U.S. influence has expanded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

“We gave him red socks, which a man of the ’50s probably wouldn’t have normally worn.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

There is the typed text of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech, "I Have a Dream," and a jersey worn by Roberto Clemente, the first Latino to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

The steel hooks on the brake were a little worn.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

worn

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