Synonyms for wear
wɛər

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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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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

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, 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, 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 synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

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

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How to use wear in a sentence?

1. Javier Salazar:

   It’s a member of the family whether we knew him or not. We all wear the same uniform. We all wear the same badge. We’re going to step and do what we need to do for each other, i know Jesse would be doing this himself absolutely if he could right now. Being that he can’t be with us, he’s got 1,500 brothers and sisters that are willing to do it for him.

2. Darrell Urban Black:

   The majority of governmental workers wear his or her personality not on their sleeves but on ID badges.

3. The ASA:

   We understood that Urban Outfitters’ target market was young people and considered that using a noticeably underweight model was likely to impress upon that audience that the image was representative of the people who might wear Urban Outfitters’ clothing, and as being something to aspire to, we therefore concluded that the ad was irresponsible.

4. Anonymous:

   You're beautiful when you wear a smile.

5. Gretchen Carlson:

   We’re no longer judging women when they come out in their chosen attire, their evening wear, whatever they choose to do, it’s going to be what comes out of their mouth that we’re interested in, when they talk about their social impact initiatives.

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