Synonyms for Wear
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1. wear(noun)

   impairment resulting from long use

   "the tires showed uneven wear"

   Synonyms:
   clothing, habiliment, wearing, article of clothing, wearable, vesture

2. clothing, article of clothing, vesture, wear, wearable, habiliment(noun)

   a covering designed to be worn on a person's body

   Synonyms:
   clothing, wearable, habiliment, wearing, article of clothing, wear, vesture

3. wear, wearing(verb)

   the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

   "she bought it for everyday wear"

   Synonyms:
   wearable, vesture, wearing, clothing, wear, eroding, erosion, habiliment, article of clothing, wearing away, eating away

4. wear, have on(verb)

   be dressed in

   "She was wearing yellow that day"

   Synonyms:
   wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, get into, wear, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jade

5. wear, bear(verb)

   have on one's person

   "He wore a red ribbon"; "bear a scar"

   Synonyms:
   wear thin, digest, abide, comport, tolerate, have a bun in the oven, support, hold out, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, put up, stick out, expect, have on, behave, deport, assume, pay, take over, break, fall apart, jade, carry, tire out, wear upon, get into, bust, birth, hold, wear off, gestate, have, deliver, outwear, acquit, brook, yield, turn out, conduct, suffer, wear down, stand, accept, weary, stomach, contain, fatigue, give birth, fag out, wear, bear

6. wear(verb)

   have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality

   "He always wears a smile"

   Synonyms:
   wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, get into, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jade

7. wear, wear off, wear out, wear down, wear thin(verb)

   deteriorate through use or stress

   "The constant friction wore out the cloth"

   Synonyms:
   wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, wear away, get into, wear, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jade

8. wear(verb)

   have or show an appearance of

   "wear one's hair in a certain way"

   Synonyms:
   wear thin, weary, hold out, wear upon, get into, fatigue, have on, assume, put on, break, tire, wear off, wear out, fag out, bust, fall apart, outwear, don, tire out, bear, wear down, endure, jade

9. wear, hold out, endure(verb)

   last and be usable

   "This dress wore well for almost ten years"

   Synonyms:
   wear thin, digest, weather, abide, tolerate, support, hold out, prevail, run, put up, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, live, extend, stick out, have on, last, assume, stand firm, stretch out, put out, break, fall apart, jade, brave, tire out, wear upon, go, get into, bust, hold up, brave out, die hard, stretch forth, wear off, resist, outwear, brook, exsert, withstand, persist, suffer, wear down, stand, weary, stomach, fatigue, live on, survive, fag out, wear, bear

10. break, wear, wear out, bust, fall apart(verb)

    go to pieces

    "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely"

    Synonyms:
    crack, raid, tire out, break away, give way, hold out, soften, reveal, develop, unwrap, conk out, assume, jade, collapse, die, transgress, founder, weaken, discover, snap off, stop, go, demote, tire, break out, separate, don, split, give away, damp, wear off, smash, get into, interrupt, have on, get out, fracture, relegate, bring out, violate, divulge, pause, let on, get around, wear out, cave in, wear down, break-dance, break up, check, wear thin, give out, break in, give, split up, wear upon, better, burst, go bad, endure, rupture, breach, break off, disclose, bust, erupt, weary, recrudesce, break dance, go against, dampen, fatigue, break down, fall in, tear, put on, bump, let out, ruin, fall apart, fag out, offend, kick downstairs, bear, part, infract, outwear, fail, come apart, bankrupt, crumble, go to pieces, expose, break, discontinue, intermit, snap, wear

11. tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue(verb)

    exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

    "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, exhaust, toil, play out, grind, dig, hold out, moil, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, bore, pall, have on, assume, weary, break, fall apart, jade, tire out, wear upon, get into, bust, travail, drudge, labour, wear off, run down, outwear, wear down, sap, labor, fatigue, fag out, wear, bear

12. wear, put on, get into, don, assume(verb)

    put clothing on one's body

    "What should I wear today?"; "He put on his best suit for the wedding"; "The princess donned a long blue dress"; "The queen assumed the stately robes"; "He got into his jeans"

    Synonyms:
    wear thin, dupe, put one over, seize, take, simulate, befool, slang, hold out, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, put one across, acquire, move into, adopt, strike, have on, take for granted, come in, assume, take over, gain, presume, take in, go into, break, fall apart, jade, apply, arrogate, tire out, wear upon, turn in, get into, sham, bust, get in, usurp, wear off, gull, outwear, cod, fool, enter, wear down, accept, weary, take on, feign, fatigue, mount, go in, take up, tangle with, fag out, wear, bear

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate these synonyms:

1. wear

   Synonyms:
   carry, bear, exhibit, sport, consume, don, waste, impair, rub, channel, groove, excavate, hollow, diminish

   Antonyms:
   doff, abandon, repair, renovate, renew, increase, swell, augment

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wear(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   carry (upon the person), bear

2. wear(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   impair (by use), waste, consume, use up, wear away, wear out

3. wear(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   be wasted, wear away

4. wear(v. n.)

   Synonyms:
   endure use

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "wear":

   porter, door, bear, carry, usury, attrition, bring, worn, clothing, put

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How to use Wear in a sentence?

1. Robert Chow:

   Everyone has his right to wear whatever he wants, i don't know who they are.

2. Philip Dormer Stanhope Chesterfield:

   Wear your learning, like your watch, in a private pocket and do not pull it out and strike it, merely to show that you have one.

3. Stylish Candace Cameron-Bure:

   One of the basic things that I don’t ever not do is wash my face every single night. I know a lot of women are like, ‘I’m too tired and I don’t care about taking my makeup off.’ But when you wear makeup every day, again that’s investing in your skin. You have to clean your skin every single night. Take that makeup off.

4. Tony Utano:

   We feel that if our operators or any of our employees wants to wear a mask, they should be able to, it's just peace of mind for our people.

5. Candace Parker:

   But this isn't what our goal was, and obviously, we wear Breonna Taylor's name on the back of our jersey, but she represents so many other women that have been killed because of police brutality. I think as a mother, there's no amount of money that could take that away. So I don't think that does anything.

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