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wear

The word “wear” has 1 syllable: wear

It's pronounced as /wɛr/

What is synonym and antonym for wear?

In the thesaurus, “wear” has 167 synonyms and 39 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for wear along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for wear

Antonyms for wear

  • activate
  • avoid
  • bypass
  • circumvent
  • combat
  • contest
  • decline
  • dismiss
  • dodge
  • elude
  • energize
  • escape
  • evade
  • fight
  • fixing
  • forbear
  • invigorate
  • mending
  • miss
  • oppose
  • patching
  • rebuilding
  • reconditioning
  • reconstruction
  • refuse
  • reject
  • rejuvenate
  • relax
  • renovation
  • repair
  • repudiate
  • resist
  • rest
  • revamping
  • spurn
  • strengthen
  • turn down
  • unwind
  • vitalize

Meanings of wear

  • noun
    1. (in combination) clothing.
    2. Damage to the appearance and/or strength of an item caused by use over time.
    3. Fashion.
    4. An adjustable dam placed across a river to regulate the flow of water downstream.
    5. A fence placed across a river to catch fish.
  • verb
    1. To carry or have equipped on or about one's body, as an item of clothing, equipment, decoration, etc.
    2. To have or carry on one's person habitually, consistently; or, to maintain in a particular fashion or manner.
    3. To bear or display in one's aspect or appearance.
    4. (with "it") To overcome one's reluctance and endure a (previously specified) situation.
    5. To eat away at, erode, diminish, or consume gradually; to cause a gradual deterioration in; to produce (some change) through attrition, exposure, or constant use.
    6. To undergo gradual deterioration; become impaired; be reduced or consumed gradually due to any continued process, activity, or use.
    7. To exhaust, fatigue, expend, or weary.
    8. To last or remain durable under hard use or over time; to retain usefulness, value, or desirable qualities under any continued strain or long period of time; sometimes said of a person, regarding the quality of being easy or difficult to tolerate.
    9. (in the phrase "wearing on (someone)") To cause annoyance, irritation, fatigue, or weariness near the point of an exhaustion of patience.
    10. (of time) To pass slowly, gradually or tediously.
    11. To bring (a sailing vessel) onto the other tack by bringing the wind around the stern (as opposed to tacking when the wind is brought around the bow); to come round on another tack by turning away from the wind. Also written "ware". Past: weared, or wore/worn.
    12. To guard; watch; keep watch, especially from entry or invasion.
    13. To defend; protect.
    14. To ward off; prevent from approaching or entering; drive off; repel.
    15. To conduct or guide with care or caution, as into a fold or place of safety.

Example Sentences

  • She loves to wear bright colors in the summer.
  • Over time, constant use can cause shoes to wear out.
  • He decided to wear his new suit to the meeting.
  • Always wear a helmet when riding a bicycle for safety.
  • The stones began to wear smooth after years in the river.

On this page you'll find 206 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wear, such as: abide, abrade, abrasion, absorb, accept, acquiesce, activate.

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