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 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.
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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
Look no further than Sugar Grove to see that people are fed up with unpopular decisions being jammed down their throats.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, theater workers responsible for cleaning up the messes are saying they’re fed up.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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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
Look no further than Sugar Grove to see that people are fed up with unpopular decisions being jammed down their throats.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
Meanwhile, theater workers responsible for cleaning up the messes are saying they’re fed up.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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At this point in the Trump show, the famously unpredictable president seems to be following a script as tired as any other long-running, low-brow procedural.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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Back in the 1970s, my aunt and uncle had tired of the era’s standard foreign-vacation fare—Western Europe, the Caribbean—and decided to venture somewhat farther afield.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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The Maple Leafs were starting to get a little bored.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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The department also continues to fail to give youths access to proper programming, education or services, which Dempsey wrote leaves kids idle, bored and frustrated.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
1 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 11 May. 2025.
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