as in gaunt
dry and wrinkled usually because of old age
the old man's wizened face
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wizened
Adjective
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The three men appeared gaunt and pale after 16 months in captivity.—
Jerome Socolovsky,
NPR,
8 Feb. 2025 -
In the distance, a line of tall gaunt leafless trees becomes visible.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There’s a slight Francis Bacon aspect to them, poetic but at the same time incontrovertibly real, depicting every distorted limb, every haggard face and emaciated body, every wound and scar.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Nobody could have given this song so much haggard soul.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The impressive tomb didn’t contain skeletal remains that could help identify its owner.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2025
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Investigators found skeletal remains inside a car, which turned out to be a match for the missing woman, police said.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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However, Assad’s army withered away with hardly a shot being fired in anger, or in Assad’s defense.—
Daniel Markind,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
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But the defense surrendered a touchdown on the first drive and withered at critical junctures.—
Jesse Temple,
The Athletic,
24 Nov. 2024
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“Wizened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wizened. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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