wear synonyms

wear

n.

depreciation, damage, loss, erosion, wear and tear, loss by friction, inroads of time, diminution, waste, corrosion, impairment, wearing away, dilapidation, disappearance, result of friction.

Antonyms growth*, accretion*, building up.

wear

v.

  1. To use as clothing or personal ornament

    bear, carry, affect, put on, don, be clothed, slip on, get on, have on, dress in, attire, array, cover, wrap, harness, get into*; see also dress 1.

    Antonyms undress*, take off*, disrobe. *

  2. To consume by wearing

    use up, use, consume, wear thin, wear out, waste, diminish, cut down, scrape off, exhaust, fatigue, weather down, impair.

  3. To be consumed by wearing

    fade, go to seed, decay, crumble, weather, dwindle, shrink, decline, deteriorate, decrease, waste, become threadbare.

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