Synonyms of fatigues

fatigues 1 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sweats
• labors
• efforts
• pains
• toils
• exertions
• drudgeries
• grinds
• struggles
• drudges
• travails
• slaveries
• troubles
• responsibilities
• moils
• donkeyworks
• duties
• obligations
• jobs
• chores
• treadmills
• spadeworks
• tediums
• routines

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plays
• fun
• relaxations
• eases
• sports
• rests
• reposes
• amusements
• entertainments
• diversions
• recreations
• dalliances
• decompressions
• leisures
• inertias
• inactivities
• dormancies

fatigues

2 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wears
• exhausts
• kills
• tires
• drains
• busts
• wearies
• wastes
• burns out
• harasses
• outwears
• breaks
• fags
• knocks out
• wears out
• frazzles
• washes out
• does in
• weakens
• debilitates
• saps
• enervates
• wears to a frazzle
• enfeebles
• does up
• tuckers (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activates
• energizes
• strengthens
• invigorates
• rests
• vitalizes
• relaxes
• rejuvenates
• unwinds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fatigues

Noun

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

Seconds later, the person in fatigues approaches the planter and appears to exchange fire with the officer, who moves away. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 22 June 2026

Sources said a video posted to an online gore site allegedly shows the suspects approaching the center and then opening fire, with a person believed to be suspect Clark wearing camouflage fatigues and a plate carrier. — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 20 May 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

For five days that month, federal agents in masks and military fatigues arrested people across east Charlotte, the South Boulevard area and Pineville. — Ryan Oehrli updated February 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Feb. 2026

An accompanying video set to high-energy rock-dance music shows Maxima smiling in green army fatigues before jumping into a pool, then rock climbing in a helmet. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026