worn out
adjective (USED)Definition
› describes something that can no longer be used because it is so old or because it has been damaged by continued use: My jeans are almost worn out, I've worn them so much. [before noun] worn-out clothes/carpet/equipmentIn bad condition
(Definition of worn out adjective (USED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- battered adjective (HIT)
- beat up adjective
- blasted adjective (DAMAGED)
- broken-down adjective
- burton noun
- Dickensian adjective
- fleabitten adjective
- have seen better days idiom
- in good, bad, etc. repair idiom
- kaput adjective
- manky adjective
- shabby adjective (BAD CONDITION)
- shattered adjective (BROKEN)
- shop-soiled adjective
- shopworn adjective
- shred noun (CUT)
- well worn adjective
- worm-eaten adjective
- wrack noun
- wrecked adjective (THING)
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