Antonyms for worn
wɔrn, woʊrnworn

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. worn

   Faint, with the general sense of lacking strength or effectiveness, covers a wide range of meaning, signifying overcome with physical weakness or exhaustion, or lacking in purpose, courage, or energy, as said of persons; or lacking definiteness or distinctness of color or sound, as said of written characters, voices, or musical notes. A person may be faint when physically wearied, or when overcome with fear; he may be a faint adherent because naturally feeble or purposeless, or because half-hearted in the cause; he may be a faltering supporter because naturally irresolute or because faint-hearted and timid in view of perils that threaten, a listless worker, through want of mental energy and purpose. Written characters may be faint or dim, either because originally written with poor ink, or because they have become faded by time and exposure.

   Antonyms:
   bright, brilliant, clear, conspicuous, daring, energetic, fresh, hearty, resolute, strong, sturdy, vigorous

   Synonyms:
   dim, exhausted, faded, faint, faint-hearted, faltering, fatigued, feeble, half-hearted, ill-defined, indistinct, irresolute, languid, listless, purposeless, timid, weak, wearied, worn down, worn out

   Preposition:
   Faint with hunger; faint in color.

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. wornadjective

   affected by wear; damaged by long use

   "worn threads on the screw"; "a worn suit"; "the worn pockets on the jacket"

   Antonyms:
   new, rested, unweathered

   Synonyms:
   haggard, raddled, careworn, drawn

2. careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, wornadjective

   showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

   "looking careworn as she bent over her mending"; "her face was drawn and haggard from sleeplessness"; "that raddled but still noble face"; "shocked to see the worn look of his handsome young face"- Charles Dickens

   Antonyms:
   unweathered, new, rested

   Synonyms:
   wasted, bony, haggard, careworn, skeletal, raddled, emaciated, worn-out, cadaverous, drawn, gaunt, pinched

How to use worn in a sentence?

1. Mindy Kaling:

   I just thought the whole time like, ‘I wish I had worn a sexier bra.’ Because it was like, you know, he works hard.

2. Michael Miller:

   Monsanto is arguing the same worn out arguments it unsuccessfully used in the first trial.

3. John Updike:

   Art is like baby shoes. When you coat them with gold, they can no longer be worn.

4. Samuel Goldwyn:

   I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them at least five years.

5. Jonathan Selbin:

   However accurate they may be at rest, the Fitbits are wildly inaccurate as heart rate monitors when worn during moderate- and high-intensity exercise, which is precisely the purpose for which Fitbit (in particular) markets them to consumers.

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