Synonyms for WORN
wɔrn, woʊrnworn

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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.

   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

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

   Preposition:
   Faint with hunger; faint in color.

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1. wornadjective

   affected by wear; damaged by long use

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

   Synonyms:
   haggard, raddled, careworn, drawn

   Antonyms:
   new, rested, unweathered

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

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

   Antonyms:
   unweathered, new, rested

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1. wornadjective

   Synonyms:
   impaired (by use), wasted, consumed, decayed, worn out, used up, worn to a thread, worse for wear

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1. List of paraphrases for "worn":

   frayed, worn-out, brought, wear, spent, scope

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1. Mark Updegrove:

   Many of these items have particular historical significance -- the dress worn to an inauguration ceremony or the gown worn to an inaugural ball, for example.

2. Prince Harry:

   I ’m writing this not as the prince I was born but as the man I have become, i’ve worn many hats over the years, both literally and figuratively, and my hope is that in telling my story – the highs and lows, the mistakes, the lessons learned – I can help show that no matter where we come from, we have more in common than we think.

3. 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.

4. Nisha Jhalani:

   LED technology can be affected by variables such as how loosely or tightly the tracker is worn, the user's skin tone or any other interference between the sensor and the skin. It can also become inaccurate with motion, which is why it doesn't fare as well as ECG with exercise.

5. Brigitte Kruse:

   Anything related to Michael Jackson is extraordinary, and to have something so incredibly historical as these shoes worn by Michael Jackson when he first did that now famous moonwalk is beyond special, we are so very honored to be able to offer Michael Jackson at auction.