fed up

adjective

: tired, sated, or disgusted beyond endurance

Synonyms of fed up

• tired
• bored
• sick and tired

Examples of fed up in a Sentence

We've had one delay after another, and I'm starting to feel pretty fed up.

fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life

Recent Examples on the Web

Hill-Lewis is hoping that South Africans are finally fed up with the ANC’s largely one-party rule that has persisted since Mandela became president in the first all-race elections in 1994. — Keith B. Richburg, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Some lifelong Republicans have told the Herald they’re simply fed up with Trump and opting for Democratic candidates this cycle in protest. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

Firing Evero only seven games into a 17-game season means that the Panthers brass — as Tepper, general manager Dan Morgan and Canales, who all would have signed off on this — had finally gotten fed up. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026

Meghan Markle is reportedly fed up with the public constantly dragging her through the mud. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 28 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for fed up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Kids Definition

fed up

adjective

: utterly worn-out and disgusted