1
as in survives
to last longer than
these running shoes have outworn any others that I have ever bought
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
2
as in wears
to use up all the physical energy of
a daily grind that would outwear anybody
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outwears
Verb
-
Fans recommend the film to one another when hope feels scarce, passing along its core conviction that society survives through connection rather than conquest.
-
My parents’ rescue at Entebbe taught me that freedom survives only because people choose to defend it.
Verb
-
Rodríguez Castro wears a stainless-steel version on his left wrist.
-
Team Visma-Lease A Bike’s Jonas Vingegaard currently wears the yellow jersey after two stages, while Mexico’s Isaac del Toro of UAE Team Emirates won his first Tour de France stage on Sunday afternoon.
Verb
-
This works because institutional capital tied to physical infrastructure outlives any single economic cycle.
-
An investment that made perfect sense at the time outlives its usefulness.
Verb
-
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, heatstroke kills around 40 kids in cars every year.
-
Aemond kills the old man anyway, and then kills his sons, though not before being stabbed in the back himself.
Verb
-
Factories that take four years to build need a policy that outlasts a single term.
-
The history of warfare is often measured in winners, losers, troop sizes, dollars and human casualties; but collateral damage across the animal kingdom far outlasts the final shot.
Verb
-
Kenner said Thuja will only truly rest after a long session of training or searching, which tires out not only her body but also her brain.
-
Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road.
Verb
-
Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me.
-
If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter.
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Outwears.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outwears. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
