Antonyms for wear well


Grammar : Verb


Definition of wear well

  • As in endure : verb continue; be durable
Example sentences :
  • He did not seem to wear well with the people in the daily run and jostle of life.
  • Extract from : « In Our Town » by William Allen White
  • An oval or round patch is unworkmanlike and does not wear well.
  • Extract from : « Textiles and Clothing » by Kate Heintz Watson
  • Brown and gray mixtures are always fashionable and wear well.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Bachelor » by Walter Germain
  • He never wore his hat, but he did wear—well, there were waistcoats missed!
  • Extract from : « The Two Magics » by Henry James
  • Like most political satires, however, the letters do not wear well.
  • Extract from : « A History of American Literature Since 1870 » by Fred Lewis Pattee
  • I don't like stimulating people, I don't think they wear well.
  • Extract from : « Dodo, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Edward Frederic Benson
  • Bertie had said to him that morning that she was stimulating, and would not wear well.
  • Extract from : « Dodo, Volumes 1 and 2 » by Edward Frederic Benson
  • They are serviceable, for they both shed dust and wear well.
  • Extract from : « Clothing and Health » by Helen Kinne
  • Some flowers we like at first sight, but they do not wear well.
  • Extract from : « Old-Time Gardens » by Alice Morse Earle
  • And the bonnet I was forced to wear—well, it just made me blue.
  • Extract from : « Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 » by Various

Synonyms for wear well

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