jaded

1 of 2

adjective

jad·​ed ˈjā-dəd 

1

: feeling or showing a lack of interest or excitement that is caused by having done or experienced too much of something

… jaded celebrities who have seen it all and then some …

—Daphne Merkin

a jaded attitude

2

: fatigued by overwork : exhausted entry 1

… a weary actor jaded by the performance of a difficult part.

—Charles Dickens

jadedly adverb

If there is a theme to these shows—with their world-weary kids and less-than-super heroes—it's casting a jadedly funny grown-up eye on the memories and characters of childhood.

—James Poniewozik

jadedness noun

jaded

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past tense and past participle of jade entry 2

Synonyms of jaded

Adjective

• tired
• exhausted
• weary

Examples of jaded in a Sentence

Adjective

Oh, yes, mate, they're all jaded here now—their last gasps of innocence sucked out of them by Olympic pharaohs who at first played a blatant game of bait-and-switch with Games tickets, furtively putting aside vast quantities of the best seats to sell to fat cats at higher prices. —Gary Smith, Sports Illustrated, 11 Sept. 2000

I'm jaded with the pulls on me that I can't answer to. —Robert Frost, letter, 12 Aug. 1924

He became jaded from years of work as a police officer.

a public jaded by political scandals

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Americans were too jaded from the mid-2010s backlash to social media, and its subsequent lack of government regulation. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Someone who reminds a likely very jaded and fickle crowd of editors, buyers, and industry observers that fashion can still be thoughtful, genuine, and most importantly, fun. — Bianca Betancourt, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

With the help of my trusty spreadsheet and a few jaded memories, what follows is a decade-by-decade review of my 40 years in California and the hints of what might be next for California’s economy. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026

At once a coming-of-age drama and a portrait of a dying Texas town in the 1950s, The Last Picture Show, based on Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurtry’s novel, poignantly depicts the bleak descent of youth into jaded adulthood. — Air Mail, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

from past participle of jade entry 2

First Known Use

Adjective

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for jaded

• aided
• bladed
• braided
• faded
• graded
• raided
• shaded
• traded
• waded
• abraded
• arcaded
• blockaded