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 Having a system in place can help entrepreneurs hit ambitious goals without burning out the company or the people in it. —

Laura Jayne Waters, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026 And the difference between making a career and building a flywheel is the difference between burning out at year ten and still going at year thirty. —

Daren Smith, IndieWire, 27 May 2026 For one year as well, apprentices stay protected, working with a senior employee to avoid burning out. —

Megan Shinn, CBS News, 18 May 2026 High school coaches cut back on mileage and intensity in response to charges that runners were burning out in their teens. —

Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 25 Apr. 2026 Keeping it fresh How has a band that’s been together for more than 50 years managed to remain a creative force without burning out, splitting up or devolving into little more than a human jukebox pumping out nostalgia? —

Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026 All that, in a 6-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers to keep the final embers of the Red Wings’ playoff hopes from burning out. —

Max Bultman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026 The fire broke out for a short time before burning out by itself, police said, adding that no one was injured. —

Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 14 Mar. 2026 Families are aging, caregivers are burning out, and too many people are forced into crisis placements or inappropriate settings because suitable housing options simply do not exist. —

Fay Lenz, Hartford Courant, 9 Feb. 2026

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The actor David Merten, from the recent, Michael Urie-starring, gay version of Richard II, manages to both show off his arms and keep cool by wearing a pleated vest with no shirt underneath.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 June 2026
Seven European captains threatened to defy an order against wearing them, until, hours before England’s opening kickoff, FIFA announced that each would receive a yellow card.

— Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 7 June 2026