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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