FATIGUED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

fə-ˈtēgd

Definition of fatigued

as in tired

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness the fatigued hikers paused for some much-needed rest beside the woodland stream

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verb

past tense of fatigue

as in exhausted

to use up all the physical energy of the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them

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Recent Examples of fatigued

Adjective

Wembanyama appeared fatigued over the final two games. — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 14 June 2026 Swordsman is taking the role of the fatigued person in this sequence. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

Verb

But on the other end of the spectrum, the report suggests some daters are feeling fatigued by unmet expectations and difficulty finding meaningful connections. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 20 July 2026 Feeling fatigued by the fashion world, Suea later took a corporate job in the pandemic as a creative producer at Instagram. — Violet Conroy, Vogue, 15 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for fatigued

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatigued

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The boots apply rhythmic pressure to the legs to improve circulation and move excess fluid out, which can ease heavy, tired legs after a long day of walking, a round of golf or a doubles match.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Two or three boot sessions per week, especially after tough training, give tired legs extra recovery.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

This change responds to the numerous college athlete-plaintiffs who have exhausted their NCAA eligibility, but who seek to continue playing or return to competition.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
The film’s director, Florian Zeller, has perhaps exhausted the goodwill afforded to him after the Oscar-winning run for 2020’s The Father.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Adjective

But the image that emerges here is of an already war-weary, fragile and poor country being pushed ever closer to a breaking point.

— Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
In war-weary Lebanon, Israeli strikes have intensified in response to Hezbollah drone attacks.

— Suzan Haidamous, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of weary

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Last year for her debut performance at the Grand Ole Opry, Carpenter wore a dress Mackie originally designed for Ann-Margaret’s nightclub act in the 1970s.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Graham wore a black-and-white look paired with the summer’s most popular shoe style.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

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An Israeli strike killed at least four people in northern Gaza, including two children, hospital officials said Thursday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026
Last month, Israeli Minister of Defense Israel Katz said that kites would be treated like drones; Benjamin Netanyahu threatened that the people launching them could be killed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of killed

Verb

Over and over, my father rinsed the rice, drained the water, then filled the pot again.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026
If numbers don’t lie…are Hollywood and the streaming platforms actually beginning to release the stale notion that middle-aged and older women are drained of their creative juices after menopause?

— Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Sep. 2026

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