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Synonyms for dog-eared

  • adjective

Most common

worn time-worn well-worn threadbare eared

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Well-worn — ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired

well-worn, worn, time-worn, threadbare, shop-worn, shabby, stale, trite

Other

eared

Antonyms

new, all-new, brand-new

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Ragged, worn-out; also, hackneyed, tired.

Related words

Other spellings
dog eared dogeared

Example sentences

  • worn I'm getting pretty worn out driving every morning.
  • threadbare The towels seem new enough, if slightly threadbare.
  • eared The dog-eared pages made the book less valuable.

By length

4 letters
worn1
5 letters
stale1, trite1, eared1
6 letters
shabby2
10 letters
threadbare2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shabby2 = 2 syllables).