What is another word for worse for wear?
Pronunciation:
[ wˈɜːs fɔː wˈe͡ə], [ wˈɜːs fɔː wˈeə], [ w_ˈɜː_s f_ɔː w_ˈeə]
Related words: worn-out, a little worse for wear, to wear down, in bad shape, in bad condition, worn and tattered, not in the best condition, in a sad state, not in the best shape, not looking its best
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Similar words for worse for wear:
- aged (adjective)
- ancient (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- ragged (adjective)
- scraggly (adjective)
- scrubby (adjective)
- shabby (adjective)
- threadbare (adjective)
- worn/worn-out (adjective)
- worn out (adjective)
- other synonyms
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Worse for wear:
adj.
• aged (adjective)- moth-eaten,
- creaky,
- been around,
- shot,
- over the hill,
- worn,
- oldie,
- senior citizen,
- antiquated,
- elderly,
- rusty,
- senescent,
- gray,
- timeworn,
- creakier,
- getting on,
- antique,
- age-old,
- antediluvian,
- ageold,
- venerable.
- outmoded,
- obsolete,
- hoary,
- older,
- bygone,
- archaic,
- old-fashioned,
- aged,
- fossil,
- remote,
- early,
- primal,
- primordial.
- scraggly,
- badly worn,
- old goat,
- shabby,
- ragged,
- in tatters,
- few miles on,
- gone to seed,
- scraggy,
- unpressed,
- scrubby,
- ancient,
- old fashioned,
- full of holes,
- oldfashioned,
- lot of mileage,
- superannuated,
- scraggiest,
- back number,
- relic,
- dog-eared,
- threadbare,
- down at the heel,
- badly dressed,
- poorly made,
- in holes,
- rickety,
- tatty,
- out-of-date,
- primeval,
- wornout,
- in rags,
- down at heel,
- out of date.
- notched,
- patched,
- battered,
- poor,
- irregular,
- mean,
- rough,
- rugged,
- crude,
- broken,
- jagged,
- contemptible,
- disorganized,
- shaggy,
- unkempt,
- serrated,
- torn,
- desultory,
- uneven,
- fragmented,
- shoddy,
- unfinished,
- rent,
- shredded.
- miserable,
- poverty-stricken,
- neglected,
- deteriorating,
- bare,
- disreputable,
- pitiful,
- meager,
- wretched,
- ruinous,
- tired,
- Deteriorated,
- crummy,
- ruined,
- run-down,
- sleazy,
- disfigured,
- Degenerated,
- slipshod,
- worn-out,
- decayed,
- Decaying,
- faded,
- squalid,
- desolate.
- injured,
- damaged,
- impaired,
- down-at-the-heel,
- used,
- shopworn,
- used-up,
- frowzy,
- used up,
- old,
- beat up.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- drawn,
- decrepit,
- dingy,
- dog-tired,
- fatigued,
- frayed,
- dilapidated,
- grungy,
- failing,
- knackered,
- bedraggled,
- leg,
- seedy,
- tacky,
- tattered,
- ratty,
- mangy,
- falling to pieces,
- scruffy,
- falling apart,
- Pooped,
- haggard,
- played out,
- ramshackle,
- Frazzled,
- weary,
- tumbledown,
- raggedy,
- jaded,
- done in,
- all in,
- overtired,
- broken-down,
- Crumbling,
- spent,
- grubby.
How to use "Worse for wear" in context?
Worse for wear
When clothing is torn, stained, or has other obvious signs of wear, it is considered to be worse for wear. This means that the clothing will not last as long as new, freshly-made clothing would. This can be a problem for both the person wearing the clothing and the person who is selling the clothing.
Clothing that is considered to be worse for wear will not last as long as new clothing.
This can be a problem for both the person wearing the clothing and the person who is selling the clothing.
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