wear off

1. 1.

   deteriorate through use or stress

   “The constant friction wore out the cloth”

   Synonymswearwear outwear downwear thin

   Broaderdeteriorate

   Narrowerablatescuff
2. 2.

   diminish, as by friction

   “Erosion wore away the surface”

   Synonymswear away

   Broaderremove

   Narrowerabrade

Questions about wear off

What does wear off mean?

wear off means "deteriorate through use or stress". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for wear off?

Close synonyms include wear, wear out, wear down, wear thin, wear away. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wear off a common word?

wear off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.