wearing out
The phrase “wearing out” has 3 syllables: wear-ing out
It's pronounced as /ˈwɛrɪŋ aʊt/
What is synonym and antonym for wearing out?
In the thesaurus, “wearing out” has 25 synonyms and 9 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for wearing out along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for wearing out
- breaking
- burning out
- busting
- debilitating
- doing in
- doing up
- draining
- enervating
- enfeebling
- exhausting
- fagging
- fatiguing
- frazzling
- harassing
- killing
- knocking out
- outwearing
- sapping
- tiring
- washing out
- wasting
- weakening
- wearing
- wearing to a frazzle
- wearying
Antonyms for wearing out
- activating
- energizing
- invigorating
- rejuvenating
- relaxing
- resting
- strengthening
- unwinding
- vitalizing
Example Sentences
- The constant friction is wearing out the fabric faster than expected.
- He noticed that his running shoes were wearing out after months of daily use.
- The repeated stress was slowly wearing out the old machinery.
- All that worry and late nights are really wearing out his patience.
- Cheap parts tend to start wearing out much sooner than quality ones.
On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to wearing out, such as: activating, breaking, burning out, busting, debilitating, doing in, doing up.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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abrading
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- severe
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- stern
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- strong
- tyrannic
- tyrannical
- ungentle
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- wearing
- wearing out
- whetting