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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Worn down, he muted the show, handed it over to another host and trudged up the stairs to his office to do the math manually.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026

Worn for a couple of weeks, the Zio monitor looks for irregular heart rhythms, such as atrial fibrillation—a racing heartbeat that can presage a stroke or heart attack.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

But Steph Worn, director of midwifery, said they will be reviewing the decision "month by month", with no fixed date set for restarting deliveries.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2025

Worn out by the high cost of living, cutthroat competition, record youth unemployment and increasingly suffocating political environment, they have turned Dali into China’s destination of the moment.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2024

Worn out by her efforts, she died soon after.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

worn

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