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
They’re just fed up of being helpless.
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Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Iowans are fed up with rising costs and unchecked corruption.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
That’s in part because Kamiya has tapped into the malaise that grips Japan, especially among the under-50 crowd who are fed up with the status quo.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The new CableTime 16-in-1 USB-C Dock is likely to appeal to creatives, home workers or anyone fed up with juggling multiple adapters and hubs.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fed up
Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
Iowans are fed up with rising costs and unchecked corruption.
—Jenna Sundel
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
That’s in part because Kamiya has tapped into the malaise that grips Japan, especially among the under-50 crowd who are fed up with the status quo.
—Jeff Kingston, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
The new CableTime 16-in-1 USB-C Dock is likely to appeal to creatives, home workers or anyone fed up with juggling multiple adapters and hubs.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fed up
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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Reed got her first gig at Cataloochee at the age of 19 in 1996 and has never tired of the work.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 Sep. 2025
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Manning’s inefficiency was on full display, and the Longhorns faithful grew tired of it during the first half.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the bench was likely used by bored patrons.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Avoid peak usage times like meal service when everyone's bored and reaching for their devices.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
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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 17 Sep. 2025.
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