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
Amid the economic instability and mass layoffs in the country, the American workforce is fed up with worrying on a daily basis about losing their jobs.
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
But for each resident who gets fed up with some of the hassles of Keys life, there’s someone like Ron Hauter ready to give it a shot.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The truth often is that the family has gotten fed up with the individual’s meanness and set a boundary of refusing to be taken advantage of by the person.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
The goal should be trade deals that work for both sides—for Americans who are justifiably fed up with lopsided trade terms, and for suppliers who are eager to win more U.S. business on fair, transparent terms.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
But for each resident who gets fed up with some of the hassles of Keys life, there’s someone like Ron Hauter ready to give it a shot.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025
The truth often is that the family has gotten fed up with the individual’s meanness and set a boundary of refusing to be taken advantage of by the person.
—R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2025
The goal should be trade deals that work for both sides—for Americans who are justifiably fed up with lopsided trade terms, and for suppliers who are eager to win more U.S. business on fair, transparent terms.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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Some victims are already tired of fighting this fight.—
Ashley Belanger – May 19,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2025
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At the end of the tour, people were tired, so most people ended up returning to the hotel and getting lunch afterwards.—
Janet B. Carson,
Arkansas Online,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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The young people were kind of bored with that life.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
5 May 2025
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Everyone just standing, having just traveled, looking bored and couldn’t care less about the music.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
Adjective
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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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Aside from the recent results, the Nuggets are just plain sick and tired of Minnesota.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Fed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed%20up. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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