What is another word for wear down?
813 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ wˈe͡ə dˈa͡ʊn], [ wˈeə dˈaʊn], [ w_ˈeə d_ˈaʊ_n]
There are several synonyms for the phrase "wear down," which typically means to diminish or tire out over time. Some similar expressions include "exhaust," "weaken," "tire," "expend," "flatten," "erode," "deplete," and "sap." Each of these terms describes a gradual process of removal or depletion, often resulting in decreased energy or effectiveness. Whether used to describe physical or mental weariness, these words convey a sense of gradual loss or depletion that can signal the need for rest, recovery, or renewal. Choosing the right synonym for "wear down" will depend on the context and desired emotional impact of the sentence or phrase.
Synonyms for Wear down:
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- reduce .
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• abrade • burn out- became exhausted ,
- becomes exhausted ,
- becoming exhausted ,
- gat tired ,
- gets tired ,
- getting tired ,
- got tired ,
- gotten tired ,
- ran out of steam ,
- ran out steam ,
- run out steam ,
- running out of steam ,
- running out steam ,
- runs out of steam ,
- runs out steam ,
- stresses out ,
- stressing out .
- abate ,
- calm down ,
- check ,
- contract ,
- crumble ,
- curb ,
- curtail ,
- cut down ,
- decay ,
- decline ,
- degenerate ,
- depreciate ,
- devaluate ,
- diminish ,
- droop ,
- drop ,
- drop off ,
- dwindle ,
- ease ,
- ebb ,
- evaporate ,
- fade ,
- fall off ,
- lessen ,
- let up ,
- lighten ,
- lower ,
- modify ,
- quell ,
- quiet ,
- restrain ,
- settle ,
- shrink ,
- shrivel ,
- sink ,
- slacken ,
- slash ,
- slump ,
- soften ,
- subside ,
- wane ,
- wither .
- bankrupt ,
- bleed ,
- deplete ,
- devitalize ,
- dissipate ,
- divert ,
- draft ,
- dry ,
- empty ,
- evacuate ,
- finish ,
- get rid of ,
- impoverish ,
- milk ,
- pump ,
- quaff ,
- siphon ,
- spend ,
- strain ,
- suck ,
- swallow ,
- tap ,
- tax ,
- withdraw .
- are intemperate ,
- art intemperate ,
- be labor ,
- be labored ,
- be laboring ,
- be labors ,
- be-labor ,
- be-labored ,
- be-laboring ,
- be-labors ,
- being intemperate ,
- bit off too much ,
- bit too much ,
- bite too much ,
- bites off too much ,
- bites too much ,
- biting off too much ,
- biting too much ,
- did death ,
- did to death ,
- didst death ,
- didst to death ,
- do death ,
- does death ,
- does to death ,
- doest death ,
- doest to death ,
- doeth death ,
- doeth to death ,
- doing death ,
- doing to death ,
- dost death ,
- dost to death ,
- doth death ,
- doth to death ,
- drave oneself ,
- drives oneself ,
- driving oneself ,
- drove oneself ,
- goes overboard ,
- goes too far ,
- going overboard ,
- going too far ,
- hyping ,
- is intemperate ,
- laid it on ,
- laying it on ,
- lays it on ,
- made federal case ,
- makes federal case ,
- making federal case ,
- not know when stop ,
- over burden ,
- over burdened ,
- over burdening ,
- over burdens ,
- over did ,
- over does ,
- over doing ,
- over done ,
- over estimate ,
- over estimated ,
- over estimates ,
- over estimating ,
- over indulge ,
- over indulged ,
- over indulges ,
- over indulging ,
- over load ,
- over loaded ,
- over loading ,
- over loads ,
- over play ,
- over played ,
- over playing ,
- over plays ,
- over rate ,
- over rated ,
- over rates ,
- over rating ,
- over reach ,
- over reached ,
- over reaches ,
- over reaching ,
- over state ,
- over states ,
- over stating ,
- over tax ,
- over taxed ,
- over taxes ,
- over taxing ,
- over used ,
- over using ,
- over value ,
- over valued ,
- over values ,
- over valuing ,
- over-burdened ,
- over-burdening ,
- over-burdens ,
- over-did ,
- over-does ,
- over-doing ,
- over-done ,
- over-estimated ,
- over-estimates ,
- over-estimating ,
- over-indulge ,
- over-indulged ,
- over-indulges ,
- over-indulging ,
- over-load ,
- over-loaded ,
- over-loading ,
- over-loads ,
- over-play ,
- over-played ,
- over-playing ,
- over-plays ,
- over-rated ,
- over-rates ,
- over-rating ,
- over-reach ,
- over-reaches ,
- over-reaching ,
- over-stated ,
- over-stating ,
- over-tax ,
- over-taxed ,
- over-taxes ,
- over-taxing ,
- over-used ,
- over-using ,
- over-value ,
- over-valued ,
- over-values ,
- over-valuing ,
- piled on ,
- piles on ,
- ran in to ground ,
- ran in to the ground ,
- ran into ground ,
- ran into the ground ,
- run in to ground ,
- run in to the ground ,
- run into ground ,
- running in to ground ,
- running in to the ground ,
- running into ground ,
- running into the ground ,
- runs in to ground ,
- runs in to the ground ,
- runs into ground ,
- runs into the ground ,
- strained oneself ,
- straining oneself ,
- strains oneself ,
- talked big ,
- talking big ,
- talks big ,
- was intemperate ,
- wast intemperate ,
- wearing oneself out ,
- wears oneself out ,
- went overboard ,
- were intemperate ,
- wert intemperate ,
- wore oneself out .
- argue in to ,
- argued in to ,
- argued into ,
- argues in to ,
- argues into ,
- bring senses ,
- bringing senses ,
- bringing to senses ,
- brings senses ,
- brings to senses ,
- brought senses ,
- brought to senses ,
- co axed ,
- co axing ,
- co unselling ,
- co-axed ,
- co-axing ,
- co-unselling ,
- gained confidence of ,
- gaining confidence of ,
- gains confidence of ,
- in cite ,
- in cites ,
- in cline ,
- in clines ,
- in duce ,
- in duces ,
- in-cite ,
- in-cited ,
- in-cline ,
- in-clines ,
- in-duce ,
- in-duces ,
- lead believe ,
- lead do ,
- leading believe ,
- leading do ,
- leading to believe ,
- leading to do ,
- leads believe ,
- leads do ,
- leads to believe ,
- leads to do ,
- led believe ,
- led do ,
- led to believe ,
- led to do ,
- prevail up on ,
- talk in to ,
- talked in to ,
- talked into ,
- talking in to ,
- talking into ,
- talks in to ,
- talks into ,
- turned to ,
- turning on to ,
- turning to ,
- turns on to ,
- turns to ,
- winned argument ,
- winning argument ,
- wins argument ,
- won argument ,
- works over ,
- wrought over .
- re bate ,
- re bated ,
- re bates ,
- re bating ,
- re-bate ,
- re-bated ,
- re-bating ,
- tailed away ,
- tailing away ,
- tails away .
- de press ,
- de pressed ,
- de presses ,
- de pressing ,
- de-press ,
- de-pressed ,
- de-presses ,
- de-pressing ,
- dis gust ,
- dis gusted ,
- dis gusting ,
- dis gusts ,
- dis hearten ,
- dis heartened ,
- dis heartening ,
- dis heartens ,
- dis please ,
- dis pleased ,
- dis pleases ,
- dis pleasing ,
- dis-gust ,
- dis-gusted ,
- dis-gusting ,
- dis-gusts ,
- dis-hearten ,
- dis-heartened ,
- dis-heartening ,
- dis-heartens ,
- dis-please ,
- dis-pleased ,
- dis-pleases ,
- dis-pleasing ,
- ennuiing ,
- ex asperate ,
- ex asperates ,
- ex asperating ,
- ex-asperate ,
- ex-asperated ,
- ex-asperates ,
- ex-asperating ,
- goes stale ,
- going stale ,
- growing weary ,
- grows weary ,
- over strain ,
- over strained ,
- over straining ,
- over strains ,
- over-strain ,
- over-strained ,
- over-straining ,
- over-strains ,
- put sleep ,
- puts sleep ,
- putting sleep ,
- went stale .
- gat better of ,
- gat the better of ,
- get better of ,
- gets better of ,
- gets the better of ,
- getting better of ,
- getting the better of ,
- got better of ,
- got the better of ,
- gotten better of ,
- gotten the better of .
- caused ennui ,
- causes ennui ,
- causing ennui ,
- grew tired ,
- growing tired ,
- grows tired ,
- had had enough ,
- haddest had enough ,
- hadst had enough ,
- has had enough ,
- hast had enough ,
- hath had enough ,
- having had enough ,
- leave cold ,
- leaved cold ,
- leaved one cold ,
- leaves cold ,
- leaves one cold ,
- leaving cold ,
- leaving one cold ,
- left cold ,
- left one cold ,
- loses interest ,
- losing interest ,
- lost interest ,
- made discontented ,
- makes discontented ,
- making discontented ,
- take out of ,
- takes it out of ,
- takes out of ,
- taking it out of ,
- taking out of ,
- took it out of ,
- took out of ,
- tried patience of ,
- tried the patience of ,
- tries patience of ,
- tries the patience of ,
- try patience of ,
- trying patience of ,
- trying the patience of ,
- tuckering out ,
- tuckers out .
Other synonyms:
- discourage ,
- efface ,
- overdo .
- deflate ,
- demolish ,
- swallow up .
- weaken .
Other relevant words:
- Bankrupted ,
- Bankrupting ,
- Catheterized ,
- Catheterizing ,
- FAGS ,
- Fagging ,
- Overstrained ,
- Overstraining ,
- Patted ,
- Patting ,
- Rubbed ,
- Sapping ,
- bankrupts ,
- bleed dry ,
- burn out ,
- catheterize ,
- catheterizes ,
- conk out ,
- conked out ,
- decrease ,
- drain ,
- draw off ,
- drawing off ,
- drink up ,
- ennuied ,
- erode ,
- exhaust ,
- expend ,
- fag ,
- fagged ,
- fatigue ,
- filter off ,
- free from ,
- frees from ,
- get last drop ,
- get the better of ,
- getting rid of ,
- give out ,
- gnaw ,
- go stale ,
- grate ,
- grew weary ,
- grind down ,
- grinding down ,
- ground down ,
- grow weary ,
- gulp down ,
- over-exert ,
- over-fatigue ,
- over-wrought ,
- overexert ,
- overexerting ,
- overextend ,
- overextended ,
- overfatigue ,
- overfatigued ,
- overstrain ,
- overstrains ,
- overtire ,
- overtired ,
- persuade ,
- poop ,
- pump out ,
- pumped out ,
- pumping out ,
- pumps out ,
- put to sleep ,
- puts to sleep ,
- putting to sleep ,
- rub ,
- rub off ,
- rubbed off ,
- rubbing ,
- rubbing off ,
- run ragged ,
- sap ,
- siphoned ,
- siphoning ,
- slather ,
- slathered ,
- slathering ,
- slathers ,
- suck dry ,
- sucked dry ,
- sucking dry ,
- sucks dry ,
- tire ,
- tire out ,
- tucker ,
- tuckering ,
- tuckers ,
- use up ,
- used up ,
- using up ,
- wear ,
- wear down ,
- wear out ,
- weary .
- Downs ,
- Waned ,
- die down ,
- died down ,
- dies down ,
- downed ,
- downing ,
- dried up ,
- dry up ,
- drying up ,
- dying down ,
- lose edge ,
- narrow down ,
- peter ,
- petering out ,
- ran low ,
- run low ,
- slack off ,
- slackens ,
- slacking off ,
- slow down ,
- slowed down ,
- tail off ,
- tailing off ,
- wear away ,
- wearing away ,
- wears away .
- Outtalk ,
- ablate ,
- abrade ,
- affect ,
- argue into ,
- badger ,
- beat ,
- bend ,
- bias ,
- bowl over ,
- bring down ,
- bring low ,
- bring over ,
- bring round ,
- bring to reason ,
- captivate ,
- charm ,
- color ,
- con ,
- consume ,
- convince ,
- corrode ,
- crush ,
- damage ,
- debilitate ,
- defeat ,
- devour ,
- dispose ,
- do in ,
- do up ,
- eat away ,
- endure ,
- fell ,
- floor ,
- fray ,
- fret ,
- gain ,
- gain over ,
- grind ,
- harass ,
- harm ,
- harry ,
- hector ,
- hold up ,
- hook ,
- hook in ,
- hound ,
- humble ,
- ill-treat ,
- impair ,
- incline ,
- induce ,
- influence ,
- knock up ,
- lay low ,
- lead ,
- maltreat ,
- move ,
- oppress ,
- outwear ,
- overcome ,
- overpower ,
- overuse ,
- overweary ,
- overwhelm ,
- paralyse ,
- persecute ,
- plague ,
- predispose ,
- prevail ,
- prevail on ,
- prevail upon ,
- prompt ,
- prostrate ,
- ruin ,
- sell ,
- sell one on ,
- soften up ,
- subdue ,
- suppress ,
- sway ,
- talk into ,
- talk over ,
- tatter ,
- tinge ,
- tone ,
- twist one's arm ,
- tyrannize ,
- wangle ,
- waste ,
- wear off ,
- wear on ,
- wear thin ,
- wear upon ,
- weather ,
- wilt ,
- win ,
- win over ,
- wind ,
- work .
- Overrated ,
- Overvalued ,
- Overvaluing ,
- be intemperate ,
- bite off too much ,
- do to death ,
- drive oneself ,
- go overboard ,
- go too far ,
- hyped ,
- laid on ,
- lay it on ,
- lay on ,
- laying on ,
- lays on ,
- make federal case ,
- not know when to stop ,
- over-burden ,
- over-estimate ,
- over-rate ,
- overburdened ,
- overestimate ,
- overestimated ,
- overestimates ,
- overestimating ,
- overtax ,
- overtaxed ,
- overtaxes ,
- overtaxing ,
- overuses ,
- overusing ,
- overvalue ,
- overvalues ,
- pile on ,
- piling on ,
- run into the ground ,
- strain oneself ,
- talk big ,
- wear oneself out ,
- went too far .
- Proselyted ,
- Proselyting ,
- bring to senses ,
- gain confidence of ,
- lead to believe ,
- lead to do ,
- persuades ,
- turn on to ,
- turn to ,
- turned on to ,
- win argument ,
- work over ,
- worked over .
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How to use "Wear down" in context?
The dictionary definition of wear down is "to reduce the hardness, strength, or resistance of (a material) by use or exposure to weather, chemicals, or physical forces." In layman's terms, this means that if you let something wear down, it will gradually become less durable. Although wear and tear is something that happens naturally to most things over time, you can speed up the process by doing things that weaken the material.
One of the easiest ways to wear down a material is to expose it to weather conditions. Exposure to rain, sun, and wind will all cause the material to lose its strength and resistance to wear.
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