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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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
Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Japan’s bond turmoil may offer a glimpse of what’s ahead for other debt-heavy economies
Like Japan, the U.S. is flooding the market with long-term debt at just the moment buyers are growing fatigued and wary.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 28 May 2025
This often leaves patients feeling drained or fatigued.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Like any other muscle in the body, the pelvic floor muscles can also become weak, tight, and/or fatigued, causing pelvic floor dysfunction.
—Dana Solomon, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Last season, Greene grew fatigued in the summer and had a short stint on the injured list with a hamstring strain.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Japan’s bond turmoil may offer a glimpse of what’s ahead for other debt-heavy economies
Like Japan, the U.S. is flooding the market with long-term debt at just the moment buyers are growing fatigued and wary.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 28 May 2025
This often leaves patients feeling drained or fatigued.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025
Like any other muscle in the body, the pelvic floor muscles can also become weak, tight, and/or fatigued, causing pelvic floor dysfunction.
—Dana Solomon, Outside Online, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatigued
Adjective
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Mowing Lawns Homeowners are usually away on vacation or are probably too tired to maintain their yards.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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But, in Dick’s opinion, Charlie grew tired of baseball’s daily grind.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
22 June 2025
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He was hurt, he was exhausted and knew very well the odds of his Pittsburgh Penguins qualifying for the postseason were minimal at best.—
Josh Yohe,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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Fourteen years of war have left the country desolate, and its people exhausted; millions have been displaced or were forced to become refugees.—
Raghed Waked & Justin Salhani,
The Dial,
25 Mar. 2025
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After dark, there’s a Midnight Snack cart delivering warm, comfort-food bites to weary red-eye travelers (because New York never sleeps, and neither do airport people).—
Paul Rubio,
AFAR Media,
23 June 2025
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But others may hear Xi Jinping’s call not as a rallying cry but as a weary echo of the past.—
JOSEPH TORIGIAN,
Foreign Affairs,
23 June 2025
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“Fatigued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatigued. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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