worn-out

Questions about worn-out

What does worn-out mean?

worn-out means "used until no longer useful". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in worn-out?

worn-out has 2 syllables: wor-n-out. The stress falls on "wor".

What is another word for worn-out?

Close synonyms include raddled, exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued. 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 worn-out a common word?

worn-out 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.