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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Swordsman is taking the role of the fatigued person in this sequence. — Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 But out of Nick's shadow, the cast gets to let their freak flags fly, so to speak, and the arguments feel a little less bitter and fatigued. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 28 May 2026

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However, rather than looking fatigued, Féry produced his best and most complete performance of the tournament in a dominant win over a player who contested a French Open final only last month. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 8 July 2026 But if an athlete was sufficiently hydrated and started cramping because they were fatigued, then a shot of pickle juice could help treat the discomfort, Doperak says. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for fatigued

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatigued

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Pick up a s’mores kit from reception, claim one of the firepits, and watch your fellow Cape-goers drift back from the beach with sandy feet and tired kids.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 July 2026
In an age of endless subscriptions and price hikes, people are sick and tired of paying for access to products rather than owning them.

— Bee Wertheimer, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

Definition of tired

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Players were exhausted after nearly two years of shifting restrictions and the stress of constantly facing the possibility of solitary confinement in a foreign city.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
While the use of subpoena power against journalists has always been highly controversial, officials in past administrations sometimes justified it by arguing it was used as a last resort, after other investigative avenues were exhausted.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of exhausted

Adjective

Spare a thought for the weary new Airbus A350-1000ULR, which is cooling its jets in Melbourne after completing its first-ever nonstop test flight from France.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Hathaway, in her third collaboration with Nolan, is cunning but weary, while Pattinson is just a fantastic creep.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 24 July 2026

Definition of weary

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For the outing, Cox wore a black swimsuit paired with a gray cover-up, black sunglasses and a black hat.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
During one scene, Einbinder — dressed in a replica of a black dress Gyllenhaal wore in the original film — acted out an explicit orgasm as described in the script, breaking character in the middle of the scene to double over laughing.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

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Though the World Cup avoided issues with ICE raids at stadiums, the agency this summer has been responsible for shootings that killed Lorenzo Salgado Araujo in Houston and Joan Sebastián Durán Guerrero in Biddeford, Maine.

— Barry Svrluga, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The state, then called Vargas, had another natural disaster in 1999, when landslides killed thousands.

— Syra Ortiz-Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026

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