WORE Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

wore

verb

Definition of wore

past tense of wear

as in killed

to use up all the physical energy of the job of running their own business wears them sometimes

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as in eroded

to damage or diminish by continued friction all that walking every day wore the soles of my shoes very quickly

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as in endured

British to put up with (something painful or difficult) her marriage is so bad—I don't know how she wears it

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Recent Examples of wore Both Kudrow, 63, and Cox, 62, wore black slacks and neutral-toned blouses. — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 Two players wore the same number during a punt return at Utah in a one-sided loss to open the 2023 season. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026 The country queen wore the whole story of American music on her shoulders like a coat of many colors. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 Queen Camilla attended a day at the races on August 21—and wore a brooch that has long been thought to bring good luck to the royal family. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 Parton wore some 300 custom outfits a year, styled by her longtime collaborator Steve Summers. — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026 For her wedding attire, McCord wore two gowns by Beverly Hills designer Mark Zunino and was styled by celebrity beautician René Horsch, according to People. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 While the bride wore a satin, strapless Danielle Frankel wedding gown for the ceremony, the voluminous, floor-length skirt obscured her shoes on her big day. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 19 Aug. 2026 During Spain’s World Cup celebrations in Madrid, Torres wore a red baseball cap bearing the words ‘Make Spain Great Again’. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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Rob and Michelle Reiner were killed on December 14, 2025, and Nick is charged with two counts of murder.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
Son of a partisan fighter The son of a World War Two partisan fighter killed in 1945, Mladic was an officer in the old communist Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) when Yugoslavia's disintegration began in 1991.

— Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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The new king must steady royal fortunes amid damaging scrutiny of Queen Mette-Marit’s past ties to Jeffrey Epstein and stepson Marius Høiby’s rape conviction, which has eroded public support for the monarchy.

— Jan M. Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
If investors intended to have a 10% to 20% allocation to international as part of their strategic long-term planning, that could have eroded to as little as 2% to 5% given the extent of the bull market in the S&P 500 in recent years.

— Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of eroded

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Iran's leaders, however, dismissed the impact of the new measures, having already endured decades-long crippling sanctions since shortly after the 1979 revolution.

— Mark Osborne, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Protectionism is generally not the cause of trade conflicts, but rather a symptom of imbalances that have endured for too long.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of endured

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Fellow striker Ricardo Pepi tired out the Australian back line all day.

— Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 20 June 2026
Plus, their fabric and fill are less likely to accrue that ever-darkening yellowish stain that tired goose down pillows acquire over time, thanks to sweat, oils, lotion residues, etc.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 24 Oct. 2025

Definition of tired

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As the latest iteration of her signature red tresses, these braids are just like the songs on her latest studio album, Blue Island—frayed, perfectly tousled, and free-flowing.

— Sidney Madden, VIBE.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Reconstituting the bilateral bond between the two countries, now frayed by more than a year of threats and punitive measures, will not happen overnight.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of frayed

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In both studies, the pill maintained viral suppression at rates comparable to patients’ previous regimens at 48 weeks and was generally well tolerated with no new safety concerns.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
First, rising yields due to better nominal economic growth are typically tolerated more readily, since nominal GDP growth is a primary driver of corporate profits.

— Bill Stone, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of tolerated

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Social Security’s retirement trust fund is projected to be depleted in 2032, with the combined retirement and disability trust funds exhausted by around 2033 or 2034.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
The result was a landscape repeatedly cleared and exhausted for cotton and other cash crops.

— The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausted

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The tacos feature za’atar rubbed swordfish kissed by a wood-burning grill, dabbed with tangy pools of labne and a salsa arabe, similar to harissa.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
Tragedy, humor and scientific interest rubbed shoulders as Atlanta turned out Thursday night to view the astral spectacle which sent 261 stars streaking across the heavens.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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