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

2 of 2

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

From doctors prescribing travel to Sweden as a medical treatment to Oslo's viral mock-documentary narrated by a jaded local called Halfdan. — Lola Akinmade, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

Decades of dirty tricks, oceans of money in politics and machine politicking have left voters jaded and disillusioned, craving basic authenticity and good faith from their candidates. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

So Democrats are in danger of overpromising and underdelivering, which has become all too common in politics, and leads to voters becoming jaded. — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026

Ah, to be a jaded 13-year-old who’s not always aware of his privilege. — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 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