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

Jackson had not been reported missing The man had been wearing a button-down short-sleeve shirt, light blue jeans, a silver wristwatch and blue-and-white tennis shoes.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Temperatures are not conducive to actors wearing wool coats and scarves, and the snow on the ground is going to be added in post.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of wearing

Verb

Authorities are investigating what led a 16-year-old shooter to force entry into his former elementary school in Bend, Oregon, and fire into a special needs classroom on Thursday, killing three children and a young teacher.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Over the next seven years, Saudi Arabia carried out waves of airstrikes against the Houthis, often killing civilians.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of killing

Verb

So, get ready for mountain vistas and exhausting cycling days to take your breath away and questions about your life choices to swirl around in your head!

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2026
On the third bike was Jenny Brookes, Zero's senior global brand manager, who rode a standard DSR/X adventure bike for approximately 239 miles (384 km) before exhausting its battery.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausting

Verb

The victim continues to experience symptoms from the poisoning, including not being able to focus, tiring easily and a loss of sensation in his left hand, Gomelsky said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
The alleged victim continues to experience symptoms from the poisoning, including not being able to focus, tiring easily and a loss of sensation in his left hand, Gomelsky said.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tiring

Verb

But the more important story is that the Party has ignited a longer-term conflagration, which is on the cusp of burning out of control.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
The candles are all different lengths, gradually burning out, and there’s no way of knowing how long each one is.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of burning out

Verb

The same eight teams occupied the remaining spots of the Super 16, with the exception of Lake Howell moving back into the poll, knocking out Lake Brantley.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
In 2022, gunmen attacked two electrical substations in North Carolina, knocking out power to roughly 45,000 customers for multiple days.

— Todd J. Stein, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocking out

Verb

Basically, what Thiel’s doing in his Antichrist speeches is portraying our current predicament as an existential battle between good and evil.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
Great leaders learn to recognize what a person may be capable of doing in the future.

— Hao Lam, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of doing in

Verb

Even in blazing sunlight, the screen cuts right through the glare without washing out.

— Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
The intense lunar spotlight casts significant glare across the cluster, heavily washing out its faint blue reflection nebulosity.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 30 Sep. 2026