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

Whether magicians, thieves, or just fed up citizens, somebody has made an entire city’s worth of ALPRs vanish in the night. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026

Smith believes that progressive candidates’ wins show that the base is fed up with the more conventional approach put forth by establishment Democrats. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

The outlet reported the band had become fed up with Wilson's alleged behavior, particularly his treatment of fellow members. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026

This strategy was most convincingly implemented in 1997 on Monhegan Island, off the coast of Maine, where residents fed up with Lyme disease hired a sharpshooter to cull all of the deer. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 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