FATIGUES Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of fatigue

as in sweats

very hard or unpleasant work although he had joined the army for action and adventure, much of his day seemed to be devoted to mindless fatigues

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fatigue

as in wears

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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Noun

Spatola stepped out of fatigues and back on to the hardwood as an assistant coach for Duke basketball between 2007 and 2012. — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026 But unlike actual fatigues, this is cut to drape just right in all the right places and is clean of any distressing and patches. — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026 His military officer's cap and saber rested on the coffin, which was flanked by men in fatigues. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Castro looked frail and thinner In his traditional olive-green fatigues, but was seen walking, standing and talking. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 Cordell, a polite man wearing fatigues and a pained expression, sat nearby. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Guard members, clearly distinguished by their military fatigues, have been seen throughout downtown Memphis on patrols and directing traffic during events. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Estonia has, in the past year, observed Russian men in fatigues near its border. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 Neighbors and other observers in the area blew whistles, honked horns and yelled outrage, with some recording the detention from a distance, but the agents — wearing military-style fatigues and equipment — got the 57-year-old into a vehicle and drove away. — Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Apr. 2026

Verb

During perimenopause, as estrogen plummets, that production pathway goes into hyperdrive, which quickly fatigues the fibroblasts, cells in the connective tissue tasked with making collagen. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatigues

Noun

To make things easy, stick to sweats or its Crepette line—this pants and jacket set in Flint Green is from the latter.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 20 Sep. 2026
Wear it comfortably with jeans, sweats, skirts, leggings, and under cardigans, sweaters, denim jackets, and more.

— Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of sweats

Noun

In these labors, Carson is akin to two other recent laureates, Jon Fosse and László Krasznahorkai, our foremost writers of holy fools.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026
Teaching and coaching are labors of love passed down from Lee’s father, Robert, who spent his career coaching and teaching students in Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools.

— PJ Green August 27, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of labors

Verb

Instead of occupying both sides with large cooling vents, air enters toward the front of the station and exhausts through the rear.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
If the low-breadth market finally exhausts itself and rolls over, your capital at risk is mathematically capped at that 3%.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausts

Noun

The force, which rose to a peak of about 5,000 troops over the summer, has supported arrest operations, patrolled city streets and neighborhoods, and participated in cleanup efforts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
The coffee shop is going to be the training ground for the organization’s new Latte Life Academy, which will be part of the nonprofit’s workforce training efforts.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of efforts

Verb

When an unplanned blast kills a boy from the village, the elders take advance compensation to keep the peace.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Listeria infects about 1,250 people in the United States annually, according to the CDC, and kills about 172 of those people.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of kills

Verb

While the concept has always had Fox shocks, it was first seen with Maxxis rubber, and subsequently with Schwalbe Tacky Chan downhill tires on DT Swiss wheels last year.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

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