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wearing

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Main Entry: wear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: be clothed in

Synonyms:

array, attire, be dressed in, bear, carry, clothe oneself, cover, display, don, draw on, dress in, effect, exhibit, fit out, get into, get on, harness, have on, put on, show, slip on, sport, suit up, turn out, wrap
Notes: ware is an item bought or a piece of pottery; wear is erosion; and where is a place

Antonyms:

disrobe, take off
Main Entry: wear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: corrode, use

Synonyms:

abrade, be worthless, become threadbare, become worn, chafe, consume, crumble, cut down, decay, decline, decrease, deteriorate, diminish, drain, dwindle, erode, exhaust, fade, fatigue, fray, gall, go to seed, graze, grind, impair, jade, overuse, overwork, rub, scrape, scrape off, scuff, shrink, tax, tire, use up, wash away, waste, wear out, wear thin, weary, weather

Antonyms:

freshen, rebuild, refresh
Main Entry: wear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: bother, undermine

Synonyms:

annoy, drain, enervate, exasperate, exhaust, fatigue, get the better of, harass, irk, pester, reduce, tax, vex, weaken, wear down, weary

Antonyms:

cheer, delight, please
Main Entry: wear
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: endure

Synonyms:

be durable, bear up, hold up, last, remain, stand, stand up

Antonyms:

refuse, reject
Main Entry: wearing
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: tiring

Synonyms:

draining, exhausting
Main Entry: abrade
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: scrape

Synonyms:

chafe, erode, grate, rub, rub off, scuff, triturate, wear, wear down
Main Entry: bore
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: cause weariness, disinterest

Synonyms:

afflict, annoy, be tedious, bend one's ear, bother, burn out, cloy, discomfort, drag, exhaust, fatigue, irk, irritate, jade, pall, pester, put to sleep, send to sleep, talk one's ear off, tire, trouble, turn one off, vex, wear, wear out, weary, worry
Notes: a boar is a male pig; a boor is a person with rude, clumsy manners and little refinement; a bore is one that is wearingly dull, repetitive, or tedious

Antonyms:

amuse, charm, excite, interest, please
Main Entry: burdensome
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: troublesome

Synonyms:

carking, crushing, demanding, difficult, disturbing, exacting, exigent, heavy*, irksome, onerous, oppressive, superincumbent, taxing, tough, trying, wearing, wearying, weighty

Antonyms:

aiding, helpful, helping, relieving, unburdensome
Main Entry: chafe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: rub, grind against

Synonyms:

abrade, bark, corrode, damage, erode, excoriate, gall, grate, graze, hurt, impair, inflame, irritate, peel, ruffle, scrape, scratch, skin, wear
Main Entry: demanding
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: challenging, urgent

Synonyms:

ambitious, backbreaker, bothersome, clamorous, critical, dictatorial, difficult, exacting, exhausting, exigent, fussy, grievous, hard, imperious, importunate, insistent, nagging, onerous, oppressive, pressing, querulous, strict, stringent, taxing, tough, troublesome, trying, wearing, weighty

Antonyms:

easy, facile, trivial, unchallenging, undemanding
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