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wrung out

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-down worn-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 worn-down
Antonyms
WEAK
fresh new unused

Example Sentences

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There was widespread exuberance in the gold market prior to its plunge, and only a small part of that exuberance has been wrung out of the market.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 2026

Netflix describes this as relaxing, which it very well may be to parents wrung out by their children loudly campaigning to watch.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2025

He conceded that it could take some time for some of the excesses in the market to be wrung out and that gold could be choppy over the next few months.

From Barron's • Nov. 10, 2025

The 46 inches of average annual rainfall in King County are wrung out to a mere eight in Yakima.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

And that’s pretty much what we all did for the rest of the night—hollered and wrung out sleeping bags and kept throwing wood onto the fire.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt