BURNING OUT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

burning out

verb

present participle of burn out

as in wearing

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 burning out How do leaders unlock the efficiency gains of AI without burning out their teams? — Khadim Batti, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Daily Cardio Load indicates how much to push your workouts each day to make progress in training without burning out. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026 The fire has destroyed 100 hectares of trees and was burning out of control but was not immediately threatening homes. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 The Red Bull Showrun, a live high-speed motorsports demonstration, will feature Formula 1 cars burning out and doing donuts on a roughly half-mile stretch of Hank Aaron Drive. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026 Shifting and gusting winds, as well as arid conditions, complicated massive efforts to limit the spread of the monster blaze burning out of control since midweek in France’s Gironde region, where Bordeaux is located. — Mark Carlson, Fortune, 27 July 2026 North winds pushed the smoke from some 900 wildfires, including about 120 burning out of control in Canada, south and southeast into northern Illinois. — Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 Canada has over 900 wildfires, including 120 currently burning out of control. — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 17 July 2026 The pressure was the main catalyst to burning out, just talking about me personally. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for burning out

Verb

Tete was in his car outside his home last week when men wearing balaclavas opened fire, police said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
Social media videos have popped up showing young women on scooters wearing helmets, but no headscarves.

— Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of wearing

Verb

Such attacks are common in Nigeria, where multiple armed groups operate, killing and kidnapping people for ransom.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Plane crash in Alaska A charter plane carrying eight people crashed near a remote radar site in western Alaska, killing everyone on board.

— Irene Byon, NBC news, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of killing

Verb

Senior technology executive and business coach Leah Farmer points out that burnout isn’t always caused by overwork, and that effort without agency can be exhausting too.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
After exhausting all options, including selling their car and moving in with a relative, Esma makes the painful decision to wed Zara for the dowry.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausting

Verb

Mike Tyson starts his comeback, knocking out Peter McNeeley in 89 seconds at Las Vegas.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Ukraine has intensified attacks on Wildberries' warehouses and factories over the last month, knocking out seven of the company's 10 largest logistics facilities, according to Ukraine's Ministry of Defense.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocking out

Verb

Physicists used Wilson’s calculations to justify the previously murky mechanics of quantum field theory, which treats each particle as a wave while washing out the less significant effects of the smallest vibrations.

— Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Rain postponed the start of play, washing out the entire morning session and much of the second.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of washing out

Verb

Clear communication keeps collaboration useful without draining the spark.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
On longer tracks with more straights, such as Spa in Belgium or Silverstone in the United Kingdom, the experience behind the wheel has been more galling for drivers thanks to the batteries draining faster and being charged less.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026