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

Plus, while the pill improved certain sleep metrics, people who took it didn’t report being any less tired during the day.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Sep. 2026
All the locals are tired after another demanding [tourism] season, but at the same time, there is a feeling of optimism.

— Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of tired

Adjective

Eva Victor Eva Victor’s stupidly relatable, slice-of-life comedic sketches kept thousands of bored quarantiners and dry-humored netizens entertained during the pandemic.

— Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026
Millions of Americans rediscovered the sport during the time of social distancing, when vast, bored segments of the population yearned for outdoor activities.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of bored

Adjective

Baltimore County parents say they are fed up with the public school district after several busing problems during the first week and a half of school.

— Tara Lynch, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026
Republicans are getting pretty fed up with their Senate nominee in Texas, state attorney general Ken Paxton.

— W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of fed up

Adjective

As the years go by, babies are born, parents get sick and die, careers are started then ended, wives and husbands are thwarted, and, eventually, sheets are strewn and booties are tapped.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Last August, more than 360 people recently got sick after eating free MBG school lunches in Sragen, Central Java.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2026

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