Synonyms of fatiguing

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adjective

as in exhausting

Related Words

• exhausting
• draining
• enervating
• debilitating
• discouraging
• irksome
• annoying
• wearing
• dispiriting
• bothersome
• demoralizing
• irritating
• disheartening
• cumbersome
• enfeebling
• unrewarding
• uneventful
• palling
• unexciting
• ordinary
• unexceptional
• vapid
• commonplace
• unsurprising
• unimaginative
• undramatic
• unspectacular
• pallid
• longsome
• tepid
• sterile
• unsensational
• uninspiring
• gray
• pedantic
• inanimate
• plodding
• earthbound
• prosy
• spiritless
• dullish
• soggy
• lumbering
• prosaic
• poky
• blank
• common
• aseptic
• barren
• suspenseless
• blah
• unnewsworthy
• pleasureless

Dissimilar Words

• interesting
• involving
• intriguing
• engaging
• engrossing
• surprising
• riveting
• wonderful
• absorbing
• exciting
• gripping
• spectacular
• amazing
• wondrous
• exhilarating
• astonishing
• marvelous
• inspiring
• awesome
• stimulating
• astounding
• sensational
• amusing
• entertaining
• thrilling
• energizing
• breathtaking
• fabulous
• electrifying
• stirring
• rousing
• moving
• animating
• attractive
• fascinating
• alluring
• poignant
• charming
• invigorating
• enthralling
• touching
• enlivening
• enchanting
• entrancing
• beguiling
• attracting
• eye-opening
• bewitching
• galvanizing
• diverting
• hair-raising
• rip-roaring
• provocative
• suspenseful
• captivating
• tantalizing
• mesmerizing
• arresting
• spellbinding

fatiguing

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verb

present participle of fatigue

as in tiring

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

• tiring
• exhausting
• wearing
• killing
• draining
• wearying
• busting
• harassing
• wasting
• burning out
• fagging
• breaking
• frazzling
• knocking out
• wearing out
• enervating
• doing in
• washing out
• debilitating
• weakening
• doing up
• sapping
• enfeebling
• tuckering (out)
• outwearing
• wearing to a frazzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energizing
• strengthening
• invigorating
• activating
• resting
• relaxing
• rejuvenating
• vitalizing
• unwinding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fatiguing

Adjective

Most other feeders can send dozens, if not hundreds, of clips to your phone each day, which can be more fatiguing than relaxing to go through. — Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026

But the most mentally fatiguing aspect, the work found, was having to constantly supervise the AI tools, with some employees overseeing multiple AI agents performing different tasks at the same time. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 12 Mar. 2026

My friend was in course of opening up his country house unassisted, and after a fatiguing day discovered that the only practical bed was a child’s affair— long enough but scarcely wider than a crib. — Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026

Grand Luna has an unprecedented high-frequency extension that goes as high as 30kHz, while remaining smooth, non-fatiguing, and eliminating harshness or sibilance thanks to Campfire’s acoustic engineering. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Verb

Also, while the touch screen is a welcome addition for specific professional use, using it for anything beyond those brief interactions can be fatiguing. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026

Though the new model is a touch heavier than the last model, the weight distribution is designed to keep it from becoming fatiguing to wear for long periods. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

This will be his fourth NBA team in a fatiguing three-year stretch. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Sep. 2025

Whereas simple sound effects may be fatiguing and lack meaning, musical feedback is a way to enrich the rehabilitation experience and tap into humans’ natural affinity for moving to the beat. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Feb. 2022