BURNED-OUT Synonyms: 81 Similar and Opposite Words

burned-out 1 of 2

adjective

ˈbərnd-ˈau̇t

variants or burnt-out

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as in tired

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness I'm feeling so burned-out that I can't wait for vacation

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burned out

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verb

variants or burnt out

past tense of burn out

as in killed

to use up all the physical energy of working 12-hour days at that job just burned me out

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Recent Examples of burned-out

Adjective

Among the many other programmes, the three-day Feel Alive Again programme is suited to those suffering the after effects of the pandemic or generally burnt-out from the pace of 21st-century life. —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 May 2026 Americans are burned-out, frustrated, and hunting for scapegoats. —

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 The pressure to fill programs with demanding quadruple jumps and triple axels, while innovating the sport, prompted Liu to retire, burnt-out, at 16. —

Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2026 Streets are empty, and some streets have burnt-out vehicles on the medians in the aftermath of the violence that erupted after the drug lord's death. —

Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026 The burned-out, rusty remnants of a walk-in vault squat in the center of the structure. —

Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026 Fear challenged that faith as the family walked past more corpses and burned-out houses. —

Brad Schmitt, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Oct. 2025 While young people reportedly feel burnt-out by dating apps, Strava’s Year in Sport: Trend Report last year reported a 59% increase in running club participation globally in 2024. —

Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025 Many are tired of seeing their generation framed as burnt-out or irrelevant. —

Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025

Verb

People are burnt out for the day. —

Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026 Several officials who have been integral to running fair and transparent elections in past cycles told us they are already burned out—just as the deniers are getting started. —

Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 14 May 2026 The American worker isn’t just burned out at work. —

Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 May 2026 Expressing your ideas and giving direction when you’re sleep-deprived, burned out, or simply overwhelmed can feel nearly impossible. —

Harvard Business Review, 7 May 2026 By the time the ground stopped shaking and the fires burned out, 283 people were dead and virtually every building in Kinosaki was rubble. —

Big Think, 7 May 2026 Gross was reported missing in April 2018; her car was found burned out days later. —

Patrick Damp, CBS News, 1 May 2026 Zoe Zannos was in their final year of school for graphic design and already burned out. —

Emily Bloch, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026 Maybe you’re overworked, burned out or realizing your current system just isn’t sustainable. —

Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burned-out

Adjective

The film, which stars Hannah Einbinder as a filmmaker tasked with revamping a tired summer camp horror franchise with its cryptic lead played by Gillian Anderson in tow, is set to make its way to theaters this August.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 14 May 2026
Each day, after teaching classes for a local extension office, taking online courses and caring for everyone, Denise is just tired.

— Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 14 May 2026