Synonyms for wear

noun

verb

1. To use as clothing or personal ornament

   bear, carry, affect, put on, don, be clothed, slip on, get on, have on, dress in, attire, array, cover, wrap, harness, get into*; see also dress 1.

   Antonyms undress*, take off, disrobe.

2. To consume by wearing

   use up, use, consume, wear thin, wear out, waste, diminish, cut down, scrape off, exhaust, fatigue, weather down, impair.

3. To be consumed by wearing

   fade, go to seed, decay, crumble, weather, dwindle, shrink, decline, deteriorate, decrease, waste, become threadbare.