wearing thin synonyms

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become ragged

become threadbare
chafe
erode
frazzle
fret
ravel
rip
rub
tatter
tear
unravel
wear
wear away

become threadbare

become ragged
chafe
erode
frazzle
fret
ravel
rip
rub
tatter
tear
unravel
wear
wear away

chafe

abrade
bark
corrode
damage
erode
excoriate
gall
grate
graze
hurt
impair
inflame
irritate

erode

abrade
bite
consume
corrode
crumble
destroy
disintegrate
eat
gnaw
grind down
scour
spoil
waste

frazzle

collapse
enervation
lassitude
prostration
rag
remnant
shred

fret

affront
agonize
anguish
bleed
bother
brood
carp
carry a heavy load
chafe
chagrin
distress oneself
eat one's heart out
fume

ravel

disentangle
free
loosen
make plain
smooth out
unbraid
unravel
unsnarl
untangle
untwine
untwist
unweave
unwind

rip

cleavage
gash
hole
laceration
rent
slash
slit
split

rub

abrasion
attrition
brushing
caress
friction
grinding
kneading
pat
polish
rasping
scouring
scraping
shine

tatter

become ragged
become threadbare
chafe
erode
frazzle
fret
ravel
rip
rub
tear
unravel
wear
wear away

tear

breach
break
crack
damage
fissure
gash
hole
imperfection
laceration
mutilation
rent
run
rupture

unravel

decipher
disengage
disentangle
extricate
faze
ravel
resolve
separate
solve
undo
unlace
untangle
unwind

wear

abrasion
attrition
damage
depreciation
deterioration
dilapidation
diminution
disappearance
employment
erosion
friction
impairment
inroads

wear away

burn
consume
decay
decompose
deteriorate
dissolve
eat into
engrave
erode
etch
oxidize
rot
rust

wear thin

become ragged
become threadbare
chafe
erode
frazzle
fret
ravel
rip
rub
tatter
tear
unravel
wear

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