as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life
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Recent Examples of fed up
The greedy people will get theirs when people get fed up with being gouged at every turn.
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Councilman Worth Remick, who represents part of the Oceanfront and has fielded numerous complaints, said he is fed up with the displays.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Principal Weems Died Principal Weems, who had grown fed up with Wednesday’s relentless pursuit of the truth, granting Wednesday one last favor to visit Eugene Ottinger Ottinger (Moosa Mostafa) in the hospital after the Hyde had attacked him.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
After a final sequence of emergences and contractions, the ciliate eventually got fed up, pulled up stakes and swam away, presumably looking for a less noxious place to settle down.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
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Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2025
Councilman Worth Remick, who represents part of the Oceanfront and has fielded numerous complaints, said he is fed up with the displays.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Principal Weems Died Principal Weems, who had grown fed up with Wednesday’s relentless pursuit of the truth, granting Wednesday one last favor to visit Eugene Ottinger Ottinger (Moosa Mostafa) in the hospital after the Hyde had attacked him.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 4 Aug. 2025
After a final sequence of emergences and contractions, the ciliate eventually got fed up, pulled up stakes and swam away, presumably looking for a less noxious place to settle down.
—Claire L. Evans, Quanta Magazine, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for fed up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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Susan has lifted us up for 50 years; and her arms have not grown tired.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
6 Sep. 2025
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Discard the tired-looking center and separate clumps from the outer edges by hand or use a sharp knife or pruning saw.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Now, imagine how good Teslas could be if Musk apparently wasn’t so bored with making them.—
Patrick George,
The Atlantic,
5 Sep. 2025
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Your friend’s dog is probably just as bored as yours, so set up a puppy playdate to tucker them out.—
Kelsey Monstrola,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By that point, however, the players were growing sick and tired of a wildly popular coach who had the full support of GM Bob Gainey, and team owner Tom Hicks.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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He’s got a base, but there are all these polls that show the youth are really sick and tired.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Fed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed%20up. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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