jaded

adjective

jad·​ed ˈjā-dəd 

1

: fatigued by overwork : exhausted

a jaded horse

2

: made dull, apathetic, or cynical by experience or by having or seeing too much of something

jaded network viewers

jaded voters

jadedly adverb

jadedness noun

Synonyms

• tired
• exhausted
• weary

Examples of jaded in a Sentence

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

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Jackson played Pacey Witter, the jaded prankster best friend of the titular starry-eyed protagonist, Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek). —Jen Juneau, People.com, 21 July 2025

The film weaves together multiple storylines of jaded staff, eccentric patrons, and an unhinged manager navigating their final shift. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2025

The jaded, exhausted Indiana fan might juxtapose the NIL pool against this relatively low-profile group and wonder where the money went. —Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 11 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

see jade entry 3

First Known Use

1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for jaded

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