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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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as in bored
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I'm sick and tired of your antics
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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
Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Those without children might assume their parent friends are too tired or busy to hang out.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2025
My parents and their siblings are now the elders; my cousins and I are now the tired parents; my nieces and nephews are the kids running around with sticky faces, making towers out of mahjong tiles when no one is looking.
—Nicole Wong, Vogue, 15 May 2025
At this point in the Trump show, the famously unpredictable president seems to be following a script as tired as any other long-running, low-brow procedural.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
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Perhaps also a risk, though, given the music icon has become a target for President Donald Trump and some NFL fans got tired of seeing the singer so often on game broadcasts.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 May 2025
Those without children might assume their parent friends are too tired or busy to hang out.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 15 May 2025
My parents and their siblings are now the elders; my cousins and I are now the tired parents; my nieces and nephews are the kids running around with sticky faces, making towers out of mahjong tiles when no one is looking.
—Nicole Wong, Vogue, 15 May 2025
At this point in the Trump show, the famously unpredictable president seems to be following a script as tired as any other long-running, low-brow procedural.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tired
Adjective
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They'll be joined by a familiar face: The Office's Óscar Martínez, an exhausted accountant played by Oscar Nuñez.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
14 May 2025
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Humanitarian groups like the UN World Food Programme (WFP) exhausted supplies of basic staples weeks ago, forcing them to shut down their kitchens and bakeries, and everyday Palestinians are grinding up pasta and lentils to make flour for bread.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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Exotic varieties will die off or will revert to ordinary street pigeons in several generations if humans get bored with them and stop rebreeding them.—
Ian Frazier,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Everyone just standing, having just traveled, looking bored and couldn’t care less about the music.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Their negative stereotyped reputation seems to follow them like ageism follows older employees or sexism follows female employees.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 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
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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The Upgrade Lounge will be open in the mornings from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm ET, and again in the evenings from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm ET—but weary travelers who miss these windows can still relax in the lounge’s cushy couches and swivel chairs outside of operating hours.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
21 May 2025
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Now, the Entity intends to annihilate humanity in four days unless it can be taken offline by a key that accesses a gizmo in the Arctic Sea that connects to a whatsit that Ving Rhames’s weary Luther is attempting to invent from a makeshift hospital bed somewhere in the subway tunnels of London.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Parents might use those days to stay home with a sick child, while others might use a non-work day to help a family member in need or take a pet to the vet.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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This is a vital step not just for those currently facing a terminal diagnosis, but for the many Californians who aren’t sick now but may be someday.—
Christie Golemb,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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While the emphasis on ESG has softened, the focus on sustainable, scalable growth remains a guiding principle.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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McDermott has softened on those decisions recently.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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Yet these hackneyed qualities are minor aspects of a production that otherwise can be eye-opening and newly invigorating.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Apr. 2025
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Its baleful guitar and hackneyed vocals make the average doubts shared by everyone who has ever been in love seem generic.—
Will Dukes,
Rolling Stone,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tired. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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