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
Residents in the Redlands in southwest Miami-Dade are fed up due to truck traffic causing a nuisance near their homes.
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Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
They are fed up with years of their representatives kicking the can down the road as rents continue to rise and their friends and neighbors head to Pennsylvania or farther afield.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Among my biggest takeaways was just how fed up Democrats seemed to be.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Or maybe, after decades of development, people are fed up with all of the negative side effects that often come with larger populations, including worse traffic, parking headaches, and more crowded schools or parks.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
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Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 28 Feb. 2026
They are fed up with years of their representatives kicking the can down the road as rents continue to rise and their friends and neighbors head to Pennsylvania or farther afield.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
Among my biggest takeaways was just how fed up Democrats seemed to be.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Or maybe, after decades of development, people are fed up with all of the negative side effects that often come with larger populations, including worse traffic, parking headaches, and more crowded schools or parks.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 24 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fed up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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Simmons said Tarrant families are tired of O’Hare’s bullying, silencing and antics.—
Rachel Royster
March 5,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Mar. 2026
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His poor metrics are the result of the Panthers looking tired and worn down in front of him, and Bobrovsky not being consistently at his absolute best.—
Jesse Granger,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The first 100 guests that day get a free 305 bowl and can take photos with the brand’s ape mascot Manolo, who is modeled after the bored-looking ape of Castellanos’ NFT image.—
Connie Ogle
March 4,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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People get bored of each other.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And victims of an entire system that protected the rich, powerful elites, and that's what Americans are absolutely sick and tired of.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
4 Jan. 2026
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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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“Fed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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