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100 Best Synonyms for “Worn”

August 29, 2026

100 Best Synonyms for

No. Item Definition
1. abraded rubbed away by friction
2. aged old from time or use
3. ancient very old
4. baggy loose from stretching or wear
5. banged-up damaged by rough use
6. battered damaged by repeated use
7. battle-scarred marked by hard use
8. beat-up badly damaged from use
9. bent not straight from strain
10. bleached faded to a lighter color
11. blunted made less sharp by use
12. broken-down worn out and failing
13. carelined marked by worry and fatigue
14. careworn showing strain and fatigue
15. cast-off discarded after use
16. chafed rubbed sore or worn
17. cliched overused and unoriginal
18. commonplace ordinary and overfamiliar
19. creased marked with folds
20. crumpled creased and crushed
21. decrepit weak and worn by age
22. dilapidated in poor condition from age
23. dirty not clean from use
24. discolored changed in color by age
25. dowdy plain, shabby, and old-fashioned
26. drab dull and worn-looking
27. dull not bright or sharp
28. dulled made less sharp or vivid
29. eroded gradually worn away
30. faded having lost original color
31. fagged extremely tired
32. fatigued physically or mentally tired
33. flattened made level by pressure
34. frayed worn at the edges
35. frowsy slovenly and shabby
36. frumpy dowdy and worn-looking
37. grimy dirty from long use
38. ground down gradually worn away
39. hackneyed made dull by overuse
40. haggard looking exhausted and strained
41. hand-me-down passed on after use
42. hard-used subjected to heavy use
43. harried stressed and exhausted
44. holey full of holes
45. jaded dulled by overuse or excess
46. knackered extremely tired
47. knocked-about roughly used and damaged
48. lackluster dull and without shine
49. lifeless lacking energy or vitality
50. lined marked with age lines
51. lived-in comfortably worn from use
52. mangy shabby and in poor condition
53. misshapen distorted from wear or pressure
54. moth-eaten damaged by moths or age
55. nicked slightly damaged or chipped
56. old not new; aged
57. overstrained strained too much
58. overtaxed strained beyond capacity
59. overused used too much
60. past it no longer at best
61. past its prime beyond best condition
62. pilled covered with small fabric balls
63. polished made smooth by rubbing
64. pooped very tired
65. preowned owned and used before
66. ragged torn and uneven
67. raggedy ragged and shabby
68. ramshackle badly worn and unstable
69. rickety shaky and worn
70. ripped torn open
71. roadworn worn from travel or use
72. rubbed affected by friction
73. rumpled creased and untidy
74. run-down in poor condition from use
75. sagging drooping from age or use
76. scratched marked by surface damage
77. scruffy untidy and worn-looking
78. scuffed marked by scraping
79. secondhand previously owned and used
80. seedy shabby and worn-looking
81. shabby looking old and neglected
82. shopworn worn from handling or display
83. spent used up or exhausted
84. stretched pulled out of shape
85. tattered torn and ragged from wear
86. tatty old and shabby
87. thinned made less thick by wear
88. threadbare thin and shabby from use
89. timeworn showing age and long use
90. tired needing rest; fatigued
91. torn split or ripped
92. trite overfamiliar and unoriginal
93. unkempt messy and neglected-looking
94. used already used; not new
95. warped bent out of shape
96. wearied made tired
97. weathered aged by exposure and use
98. well-used used a lot; not new
99. worse for wear slightly damaged or tired
100. wrinkled creased with age or wear

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