wore thin
Lost its appeal
Wore thin is the past tense of wear thin, meaning to become gradually weaker, less effective, or less tolerable through repeated use or exposure.
Patience wears thin under stress.
A joke wears thin after too many tellings.
My patience wore thin after the third delay.
The excuse had worn thin by then.
The image is of fabric becoming threadbare from use.
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- overusedEmployed too frequently
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- unconvincingNot able to persuade
stale · exhausted · ran out · threadbare · hollow · fatigued · depleted · weary · faded · diminished · eroded · patience · drained · exasperated · at wit's end · excuses · same old · tried
- drove someone nutsannoyed, irritated, frustrated, aggravated, exasperated
wore thinheld up
Delayed or robbed
endured · lasted · strengthened · thickened · rang true
wore thingrew
Increased gradually
deepened · strengthened · flourished · increased · expanded
wore, thin, wearing, worn, wearer, wearable, unwearable, thinner, thinnest