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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If scientists could peek into your brain while you listened to Chet Baker sing “My Funny Valentine,” perhaps they’d see how his worn-down murmurings float you off to a nightclub in the stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 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 cake of white soap at the bottom of it and a tired-looking brush.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith

worn-down

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