1
as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
I'm usually tired after a long day of working in the yard
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2
as in bored
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I'm sick and tired of your antics
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3
as in stereotyped
used or heard so often as to be dull
such tired phrases won't hold your reader's interest
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as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of
I don't want our walk to tire you too much
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as in wearied
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
this long dry lecture will tire the audience if you don't insert some jokes into it
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes
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Recent Examples of tired
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
In a viral video shared on Instagram on Wednesday under the username @lifewithsnowdogs, the poster can be seen running in the park with her husky, Leo, who initially manages to keep up with her, but soon gets tired.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Forget the tired cougar stereotype—dating an older woman is a real fantasy that most men have had their whole lives.
—Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Isogai-san, one of the patients in the nursing home where Riki used to work, never got tired of repeating this refrain.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
After over a decade of running a members’ club in Mayfair, David Lorenz grew tired of the hospitality world.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
In a viral video shared on Instagram on Wednesday under the username @lifewithsnowdogs, the poster can be seen running in the park with her husky, Leo, who initially manages to keep up with her, but soon gets tired.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Forget the tired cougar stereotype—dating an older woman is a real fantasy that most men have had their whole lives.
—Linsey Hughes, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2025
Isogai-san, one of the patients in the nursing home where Riki used to work, never got tired of repeating this refrain.
—Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tired
Adjective
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The director noticed that the exhausted Sheen couldn't keep his eyes open even when cameras were rolling.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The result is not just one exhausted employee, but a system that steadily depletes its people.—
Sandro da Silva,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the bench was likely used by bored patrons.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
11 Sep. 2025
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Avoid peak usage times like meal service when everyone's bored and reaching for their devices.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Several leaders described the pressure of being both highly visible and easily stereotyped.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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At the time, Latinos were often cast in stereotyped roles with heavy accents and largely denied the opportunity to direct features.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Childhood illnesses had severely weakened her own heart.—
Ruchi Kumar,
NPR,
14 Sep. 2025
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Since then, the legal safeguards against such encounters have weakened.—
Sydney Barragan,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Posing next to Colman Domingo and Salma Hayek Pinault (who wore an elegant black Balenciaga suit dress), Moore’s glitzy look shone.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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The shooter wore dark clothing and fired from a building roof some distance away to the courtyard where the event at which Kirk was speaking took place.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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While Schneider was expressing his feelings about the unknown state of Judge’s normally rocket arm, the Yankees seemed weary about answering these kind of inquiries.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Where Shy was the subject of Porter’s slender book — which is really more of a beat-poetry day-in-the-life monologue — the focus shifts here to the weary headmaster who’s been fighting on the students’ behalf all these years.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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But many Americans who don't meet the new criteria do still want to get vaccinated to avoid getting sick or spreading the virus to vulnerable family members.—
Rob Stein,
NPR,
11 Sep. 2025
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Harry, who served in the British Armed Forces for 10 years, launched The Invictus Games in London in 2014 to honor active duty and veteran service members who have been wounded, injured or sick on the job.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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What’s more, a lot of Americans still have mortgage rates that are low enough to make the idea of a move daunting, and affordability overall hasn’t improved much even as the economy has softened.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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Materials are interesting in that a low looks to have been established, while Capital Equipment has softened somewhat recently.—
Randy Watts,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tired. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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