SICK AND TIRED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

sick and tired

adjective

Definition of sick and tired

as in tired

having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted was sick and tired of wasting her time at long, pointless meetings

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Recent Examples of sick and tired And victims of an entire system that protected the rich, powerful elites, and that's what Americans are absolutely sick and tired of. — NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026 By that point, however, the players were growing sick and tired of a wildly popular coach who had the full support of GM Bob Gainey, and team owner Tom Hicks. — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2025 Aside from the recent results, the Nuggets are just plain sick and tired of Minnesota. — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2025 Are Americans truly sick and tired of their healthcare system? — Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for sick and tired

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Adjective

Even more popular when, instead of a tired old video tribute — hats off to the Jackets for reading the room on this one — the arena cameras went straight to Marchenko during the next stoppage.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Murray says her own experience has made her more understanding when female colleagues seem more tired or irritable than usual, particularly when the behavior is out of character.

— Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of tired

Adjective

Burnt out and bored, people started reincorporating playfulness into their lives with outfit updates and bedazzled everything.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 13 Oct. 2026
If there’s too much maintenance and not enough expansion, one or both partners could get bored and feel stuck, Nelson cautioned.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of bored

Adjective

In 1938 Hungarian journalist László Bíró, fed up with the constant need to refill fountain pens and deal with their messy ink, patented a novel design.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Oct. 2026
Hochul took off the gloves, apparently fed up with the constant attacks from the Nassau County executive, including him blaming her for high energy costs.

— Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fed up

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