PLAYED OUT Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of played out

as in tired

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness I'm just played out after the week I've had

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verb

past tense of play out

as in spent

to make complete use of we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal

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Recent Examples of played out

Adjective

Fans will be hoping for a match that closer reflects the 2026 Bronze Medal match rather than the final given the 6-4 goalfest that played out between the Three Lions and France in Miami. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Up until now, the bulk of the Cowboys’ real estate ambitions have played out in Frisco, about 40 miles Northeast of Arlington. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Verb

Bernardino’s pickoff of Crow-Armstrong cost the Cubs a run with how the rest of the seventh played out. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 First, this relationship has played out publicly during what were both Swift and Kelce’s most visible professional years. — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for played out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for played out

Adjective

For serious gear collectors tired of pocket clutter and dark backpack voids, this clever mobile workstation is a genuinely smart, highly functional evolution.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Common symptoms of sleep apnea include loud snoring, gasping for air during the night, and waking up feeling tired.

— Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

Benedict said the process would ideally take a couple of years, with much of the development time spent on design work and virtual simulations before the physical construction began.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
The actual amount spent could be significantly more, depending on whether networks classified the ads as political.

— LISA MASCARO, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of spent

Adjective

Once those options are documented and exhausted, DEEP officials will review permit applications seeking permission to legally kill a bear.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
On a whirlwind trip to New York this week, Mahmoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, looked exhausted.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Adjective

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprise their roles as the Owens sisters from the 1998 original that tapped out at $46 million domestically for the entirety of its initial run.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Bryan Danielson was more excited about McGuinness reaching the ropes than most of Wembley Stadium, but Nigel ultimately tapped out.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of tapped out

Verb

Having drained their budgets responding to the market shocks of the Gulf conflict, many governments will meet these new challenges with empty coffers.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Over 600 million gallons of that water have now been drained, treated to remove contaminants and pumped deep underground.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of drained

Adjective

In 1981, for instance, a bombing wiped out much of the governing Islamic Republican Party’s leadership.

— Mohammad Ayatollahi Tabaar, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
Last year, the Swiss village of Blatten was wiped out when a fragile glacier crashed down, bringing the side of the mountain with it and destroying 300 homes.

— Imogen Foulkes, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of wiped out

Verb

In fact, a 2025 study found that 28 percent of people with telogen effluvium had reduced ferritin levels, while no one in the control group had a deficiency.

— Lindsey Bever, Washington Post, 26 Sep. 2026
By 2020, however, it had been reduced to a century-and-a-half-old ruin running a mile along the River Lee and in the midst of condo conversion.

— Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 26 Sep. 2026

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