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
But Nick seems equally fed up, and the pair enter into a battle of pranks and sabotage to make the other pull the plug.
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 July 2025
Condo prices are dropping because homeowners have gotten fed up with high HOA and insurance fees, according to Redfin.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Then Miami begrudgingly moved Fitzpatrick to Pittsburgh for the 18th pick in the 2019 draft because he got fed up with Miami, and the Dolphins.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
At some point, some people might get fed up with giving him money.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
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Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 2 July 2025
Condo prices are dropping because homeowners have gotten fed up with high HOA and insurance fees, according to Redfin.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 2 July 2025
Then Miami begrudgingly moved Fitzpatrick to Pittsburgh for the 18th pick in the 2019 draft because he got fed up with Miami, and the Dolphins.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 1 July 2025
At some point, some people might get fed up with giving him money.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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The toll on crew members goes far beyond simply being tired.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
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If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2025
Adjective
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Historians speculate that the first golfer was likely a shepherd who grew bored with his work one day, swung his crook and made contact with a rock that went flying.—
Miles Corwin,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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If Rob and Ryan are struck by lightning, get bored, fall out, get sick or lose a court case, will Wrexham look so transcendent?—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
22 June 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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