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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played out

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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

Wakanda Forever, the Black Panther sequel, played out the events of T’Challa’s death. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 25 July 2026 The game was played out through only four generations of infection before it was terminated. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 25 July 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

Well, the growing season in the South is a long one, and even the best thrillers get tired, the spillers get leggy, and the fillers sometimes disappear.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
Replace Cabinet Hardware New drawer pulls, cabinet knobs, and even hinges can make quite the impact on your tired old kitchen cabinets.

— Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

Praveen, a Hindu, spent his childhood in Jew Town, attending school with Hallegua's family members, eating Shabbat dinners, playing cricket near the synagogue.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
And a pro-clean energy super PAC called the Invest In Tomorrow Coalition spent around $2 million to support Hatcher and oppose Ogles last month.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of spent

Adjective

Phoenix Henrichsen, who made his first court appearance with scraggly long hair and looking exhausted, appeared Monday neatly groomed, with his hair pulled back in a bun.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
As hundreds of exhausted migrants head back to Morocco and others vow to stay, residents describe a city upended by clashes, military deployments and a deeply unsettled border.

— Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

Caffeine can still impact sleep when consumed 6 hours before bedtime.

— Erin Hooker Published, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Aug. 2026
Research from 2014 shows that GLP-1 weight-loss signals can directly force the body to burn fat for heat, entirely independent of how much food is consumed.

— Jesse Pines, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of consumed

Adjective

By late afternoon in the summer, the flowers are already tapped out, having used their energy for the day.

— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026
For every compelling reason to believe the consumer is tapped out, there's an equally compelling reason to believe the opposite.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of tapped out

Adjective

Amid a decades-long eradication effort, the fly’s populations were wiped out from the US, Mexico, and Central America.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
An apparent Education Department data error is causing student loan forgiveness credit to be wiped out overnight, setting borrowers back and causing widespread panic.

— Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of wiped out

Verb

Although the details of the project – including how the money would be divided between states and how exactly water use would be reduced – are currently undetermined.

— Swasti Singhai, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
At a time when Iran dominates political headlines, this novel offered a deeply human perspective on a country too often reduced to geopolitics.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026