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Recent Examples of knackered Yep, see how absolutely knackered and completely nonplussed the players are from a totally new angle. Tim Spiers, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025 The bones of knackered cattle in the glue that held his antique books together. Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024 The bones of knackered cattle in the glue that held his antique books together. Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024 The adrenaline from having our first child (and keeping him alive) got me through the first several days without feeling completely knackered, but my lack of nocturnal restoration eventually took its toll. Patrick Wilson, Outside Online, 15 June 2020 And, if their knees get too knackered, there’s a backup Santa. Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2021 Mounting a knackered horse and dragging a fat old farmer, Sancho, in his wake, the don declares undying love for an ordinary girl out of her depth. Jeanette Winterson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for knackered
Adjective
  • The music video concludes with an exhausted and bloody Charli on the baggage claim carousel.
    Marina Watts, People.com, 14 May 2025
  • They'll be joined by a familiar face: The Office's Óscar Martínez, an exhausted accountant played by Oscar Nuñez.
    EW.com, EW.com, 14 May 2025
Adjective
  • Some victims are already tired of fighting this fight.
    Ashley Belanger – May 19, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
  • 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

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“Knackered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/knackered. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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