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Antonyms for wear
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  1. wear

    Antonyms:
    doff, abandon, repair, renovate, renew, increase, swell, augment

    Synonyms:
    carry, bear, exhibit, sport, consume, don, waste, impair, rub, channel, groove, excavate, hollow, diminish

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  1. wearnoun

    impairment resulting from long use

    "the tires showed uneven wear"

    Synonyms:
    clothing, habiliment, wearing, article of clothing, wearable, vesture

  2. clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habilimentnoun

    a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

    Synonyms:
    clothing, wearable, habiliment, wearing, article of clothing, vesture

  3. wear, wearingverb

    the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

    "she bought it for everyday wear"

    Synonyms:
    wearable, vesture, wearing, clothing, eroding, erosion, habiliment, article of clothing, wearing away, eating away

  4. wear, have onverb

    be dressed in

    "She was wearing yellow that day"

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, get into, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jade

  5. wear, bearverb

    have on one's person

    "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, digest, abide, comport, tolerate, have a bun in the oven, support, hold out, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, put up, stick out, expect, have on, behave, deport, assume, pay, take over, break, fall apart, jade, carry, tire out, wear upon, get into, bust, birth, hold, wear off, gestate, have, deliver, outwear, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, conduct, suffer, wear down, stand, accept, weary, stomach, contain, fatigue, give birth, fag out, bear

  6. wearverb

    have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality

    "He always wears a smile"

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, get into, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jade

  7. wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thinverb

    deteriorate through use or stress

    "The constant friction wore out the cloth"

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, wear away, get into, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jade

  8. wearverb

    have or show an appearance of

    "wear one's hair in a certain way"

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, get into, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jade

  9. wear, hold out, endureverb

    last and be usable

    "This dress wore well for almost ten years"

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, digest, weather, abide, tolerate, support, hold out, prevail, run, put up, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, live, extend, stick out, have on, last, assume, stand firm, stretch out, put out, break, fall apart, jade, brave, tire out, wear upon, go, get into, bust, hold up, brave out, die hard, stretch forth, wear off, resist, outwear, brook, exsert, withstand, persist, suffer, wear down, stand, weary, stomach, fatigue, live on, survive, fag out, bear

  10. break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apartverb

    go to pieces

    "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

    Synonyms:
    crack, raid, tire out, break away, give way, hold out, soften, reveal, develop, unwrap, conk out, assume, jade, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, tire, break out, separate, don, split, give away, damp, wear off, smash, get into, interrupt, have on, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, divulge, pause, let on, get around, wear out, cave in, wear down, break-dance, break up, check, wear thin, give out, break in, give, split up, wear upon, better, burst, go bad, endure, rupture, breach, break off, disclose, bust, erupt, weary, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fatigue, break down, fall in, tear, put on, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, fag out, offend, kick downstairs, bear, part, infract, outwear, fail, come apart, bankrupt, crumble, go to pieces, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, snap

  11. tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigueverb

    exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

    "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, exhaust, toil, play out, grind, dig, hold out, moil, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, bore, pall, have on, assume, weary, break, fall apart, jade, tire out, wear upon, get into, bust, travail, drudge, labour, wear off, run down, outwear, wear down, sap, labor, fatigue, fag out, bear

  12. wear, put on, get into, don, assumeverb

    put clothing on one's body

    "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, dupe, put one over, seize, take, simulate, befool, slang, hold out, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, put one across, acquire, move into, adopt, strike, have on, take for granted, come in, assume, take over, gain, presume, take in, go into, break, fall apart, jade, apply, arrogate, tire out, wear upon, turn in, get into, sham, bust, get in, usurp, wear off, gull, outwear, cod, fool, enter, wear down, accept, weary, take on, feign, fatigue, mount, go in, take up, tangle with, fag out, bear

How to use wear in a sentence?

  1. Khoda Bakhsh Karimy:

    No, I don't consider him like a son, we know she is a girl, in the future she must wear girl's clothes and marry someone.

  2. Richard Stewart:

    I went into my closet and picked out a plain, off-the-rack, boring, dark blue suit, i ’d wear that suit to every Council meeting until someone noticed, until someone commented on it. I told nobody.

  3. Ted Cruz:

    A lot of kids wear Superman pajamas to bed. Well, Superman wears Chuck Norris pajamas. And Chuck Norris wears Jim DeMint pajamas.

  4. Allen Adamson:

    Apple needs to win the functional war, but they also have to win the fashion campaign and make it fun to wear.

  5. Chris Froome:

    I will always respect it, never dishonor it and always be proud to wear it.

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