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Worn

/wɔːn/

To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.

📖 Definitions of "Worn"

verb

1
To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
"He's wearing some nice pants today. She wore her medals with pride. Please wear your seatbelt. Can you wear makeup and sunscreen at the same time? He was wearing his lunch after tripping and falling into the buffet."
2
To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
"He wears eyeglasses. She wears her hair in braids."
3
To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
"She wore a smile all day. He walked out of the courtroom wearing an air of satisfaction."
4
(with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
"I know you don't like working with him, but you'll just have to wear it."

verb

1
To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
2
To defend; protect.
3
To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
"to wear the wolf from the sheep"
4
To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.

adjective

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
haggardnoun	Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
decrepit	Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
raddled	Worn-out and broken-down.
ragged	In tatters, having the texture broken.
tattered	Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
drawn	(of a person or person's face) Appearing tired and unwell, as from stress; haggard.
threadbare	Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
tired	In need of some rest or sleep.
weathered	Worn by weather, as of rocks, stone, etc.
battered	Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
shabbyverb	Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.
rattynoun	(figuratively, informal) In poor condition or repair.
woebegone	Filled with or deeply affected by woe.
seedy	Literal senses:
frayed	Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
eroded	worn down or worn away.
mangy	(by extension) Worn and squalid-looking; bedraggled or decrepit.
careworn	Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
tattynoun	Tattered; dilapidated, distressed, worn-out, torn
worn-out	Of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion.
scourednoun	Wool that has undergone scouring to remove grease.
creaky	Tending to creak.
run-downnoun	(of a place) Decrepit.
well-worn	Showing signs of wear because of extensive use.
weatherworn	Synonym of weather-beaten.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
unworn	Not having been worn, as clothing.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
shopworn	Of an idea, a piece or writing, etc.: repeated so often as to have become uninteresting; clichéd, overused, tired.
well-worn	Showing signs of wear because of extensive use.
battered	Beaten up through a lot of use; in rough condition; weathered.
decrepit	Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
worn-out	Of a person or animal: exhausted or fatigued from exertion.
raddled	Worn-out and broken-down.
run-downnoun	(of a place) Decrepit.
played out	Overused, hackneyed; cliché.
careworn	Worn down by cares: showing the signs of long-term stress, tired and haggard due to prolonged worry.
drawn	(of a person or person's face) Appearing tired and unwell, as from stress; haggard.
threadbare	Of cloth, clothing, furnishings, etc.: frayed and worn to an extent that the nap is damaged and the warp and weft threads show; shabby, worn-out.
haggardnoun	Looking exhausted, worried, or poor in condition
tired	In need of some rest or sleep.
shabbyverb	Of clothing, a place, etc.: unkempt and worn or otherwise in poor condition due to age or neglect; scruffy.
tattered	Rent in tatters, torn, hanging in rags; ragged.
ragged	In tatters, having the texture broken.
seedy	Literal senses:
scruffynoun	Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.
frayed	Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
creaky	Tending to creak.