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

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Seham, 12, said she felt "afraid" to remove her headscarf at school "because I'd worn it for two years and it felt like a part of me".

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

The birds that had worn weights throughout development showed a remarkably different response.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

In the end, the fake becomes more valuable than the original because it’s the only version that can be worn.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

Among them are two ensembles worn by Lillian Gish in D.W.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Helmut held out a pair of stockings worn through with holes, and Martha began to darn them.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

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