ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsW–Zwizened
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wizened
Meaning: shriveled and wrinkled, often from age
wizened in a sentence
How wizened is used in real sentences:
A wizened shepherd watched the flock from beneath a broad hat.
The wizened apple had lost nearly all its moisture in the cellar.
“A wizened caretaker named Ivo, whose face seemed weathered like the stone, remembered where carved fragments had been stored.”
— from the passage The Open Corner
“Lieutenant Hale, a wizened veteran whose weathered face made him seem older than forty, first requested that Captain Voss explain the missing pay.”
— from the passage The Officers' Correspondence
Synonyms for wizened
Other words for wizened — shriveled, withered and wrinkled — carry the same meaning.
- shriveled
- withered
- wrinkled
Antonyms of wizened
Words that mean the opposite of wizened:
- youthful
- smooth
- plump
Where it comes from
From Old English wisnian, meaning 'to dry up or wither.'
Memory hook
WIZENED sounds like WITHERED: both suggest something dried and shrunken.