Synonyms for wear away

Most common

eat · wear · fret · gnaw · abrade

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To erode gradually and progressively.

Example sentences

• eat Generally speaking, Westerners don't eat fish raw.
• wear It was cold last night, yet he didn't wear a coat.
• fret Why actually do people fret about bad weather?
• gnaw We all know that dogs like to gnaw on bones.
• abrade The rough pumice can abrade the skin.

By length

3 letters

eat¹

4 letters

wear¹, fret¹, gnaw¹

5 letters

waste¹, erode²

6 letters

abrade²

7 letters

corrode²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erode² = 2 syllables).