wear thin

Verb

Meaning

deteriorate through use or stress

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

wear wear out wear down decline decrease exhaust weaken diminish fade deteriorate erode rub unravel crumble fray
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Antonyms

increase develop rise improve grow enhance
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Hypernyms

deteriorate

Hyponyms

scuff ablate

Examples

The constant friction wore out the cloth Source: Internet

Christie's pugnacious "joisey" act will wear thin in primaries down south. Source: Internet

“They are beautiful people, a patient group of people who just want to get on with life but I am afraid their patience is starting to wear thin and so it should.” Source: Internet

This love-seeker is a close relative of the U-Hauler in that they’ll want to be exclusive almost immediately, but their fawning, groveling and currying favor can wear thin pretty quickly. Source: Internet

And the more we stretch events is the more the West’s pretences wear thin. Source: Internet

This time around the Zombies mode is pretty ingenious, though the novelty is starting to wear thin. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

wear the pants wear the trousers wear the trousers in wear through wear to a frazzle wear to shreds