WEARING OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

wearing out

verb

present participle of wear out

as in wearing

to use up all the physical energy of keeping up with twin toddlers wears me out

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Recent Examples of wearing out This is a sign that internal parts like your clutch or transmission bands are wearing out. — Michael Kurko, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 Others share stories of donut tires wearing out quickly or making their vehicles feel unstable at highway speeds. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026 Praedico lines up years of track data to give operators a single view of what is wearing out. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Relaxed pants like this pair are perfect for a long bus tour through the countryside or for wearing out to dinner—they’ll look polished without feeling uncomfortable. — Erin Cavoto, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026 Made from high-quality, sustainable materials, Crushgrind mills are designed to last for years without clogging, rusting, or wearing out. — ABC News, 10 July 2026 The chiptune soundtrack is energetic without wearing out its welcome, and the writing keeps things light with short diary entries and snarky bits of dialogue. — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026 One is something breaking, something wearing out, something being damaged through use, and then there’s also collision. — Joel Feder, The Drive, 10 June 2026 As plastics break down, whether that be through washing polyester clothing or wearing out our tires, microscopic particles of plastic shed, small enough to be picked up and transported by the air. — Simmone Shah, Time, 7 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for wearing out

Verb

Wear it with leggings for a travel outfit that feels a little more elevated than wearing a sweatsuit.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 30 Aug. 2026
Shoes left at the door, donning slippers to be worn except on tatami mats, wearing yukatas to the onsen and to dinner that night.

— Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of wearing

Verb

The case has become a national cultural fixation and a social media spectacle, gripping and dividing spectators well beyond the Massachusetts courtroom where the 36-year-old mother is charged with killing her three young children.

— Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
On the last day of February, the US and Israel launched a war on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and attacking targets across the country.

— Mick Krever, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of killing

Verb

The everyday cost of war Six months of conflict and severe economic hardship have made daily life exhausting for regular Iranians.

— Greg Myre, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
For Cameron, who spent decades exhausting HIV treatment options as his virus developed resistance, among the biggest benefits may be that the two-drug regimen effectively controls his virus while exposing him to fewer medications.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausting

Verb

Mike Tyson starts his comeback, knocking out Peter McNeeley in 89 seconds at Las Vegas.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Ukraine has intensified attacks on Wildberries' warehouses and factories over the last month, knocking out seven of the company's 10 largest logistics facilities, according to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocking out

Verb

Physicists used Wilson’s calculations to justify the previously murky mechanics of quantum field theory, which treats each particle as a wave while washing out the less significant effects of the smallest vibrations.

— Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Rain postponed the start of play, washing out the entire morning session and much of the second.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026