OUTWEARING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

outwearing

verb

present participle of outwear

as in surviving

to last longer than these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought

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as in wearing

to use up all the physical energy of a daily grind that would outwear anybody

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Verb

The mayor also asked New Yorkers to keep the surviving victim in their thoughts and wish them a full recovery.

— Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
These products are only available to active service members, veterans and surviving spouses.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of surviving

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 dispute has become even more complicated because some members of the 2022 class pursued professional opportunities after exhausting their eligibility under the previous system.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Pick up a gentler, over-the-counter retinoid that won’t irritate your more sensitive skin, and will stimulate collagen production without exhausting your cells.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhausting

Verb

Sadly, the production was a downer, draining Kushner’s masterpiece of color and humor and inserting, in their place, gloomy projections of cityscapes and, unaccountably, David Bowie songs.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
Use a sunny spot, well-draining soil, and regular watering to keep mint thriving.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of draining

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