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Antonyms for careworn


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kair-wawrn, -wohrn
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɛərˌwɔrn, -ˌwoʊrn



Definition of careworn

Origin :
  • 1828, from care (n.) + worn.
  • As in hollow-eyed : adj haggard
  • As in haggard : adj worn, weakened
Example sentences :
  • His clothes were travel stained, and he appeared haggard and careworn.
  • Extract from : « Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 » by Various
  • With all this, the population was poor-looking and careworn.
  • Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever
  • The careworn man at the head of my horse was utterly in the dark.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • His face was thin and careworn, and his eyes had an uncertain, restless look in them.
  • Extract from : « Dave Porter At Bear Camp » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • The cook might well be careworn, for cookery was the Major's hobby.
  • Extract from : « The Wisdom of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
  • In the careworn countenance before her she read a bitter tale.
  • Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 450 » by Various
  • All could not help but notice that he looked a trifle pale and careworn.
  • Extract from : « The Rover Boys in the Air » by Edward Stratemeyer
  • In appearance he was pale and careworn, and looked as though he had been very ill.
  • Extract from : « Real Ghost Stories » by William T. Stead
  • The change in him was remarkable; he looked old and careworn.
  • Extract from : « Novel Notes » by Jerome K. Jerome
  • From her deck disembarked a hundred and one careworn exiles.
  • Extract from : « How to Succeed » by Orison Swett Marden

Synonyms for careworn

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