as in exhaustion
a complete depletion of energy or strength
your tiredness will go away after a good rest
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Recent Examples of tiredness
All the drills have been full court, running to our spots with speed and pushing through that tiredness and fatigue.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Edmilson hopes Kairat can hit Alonso’s side on the break and make the most of any tiredness from Saturday’s 5-2 derby defeat by Atletico Madrid and their eight-hour trip to Kazakhstan.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Side effects included nasal congestion, fever, tiredness, loss of appetite and irritability.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
When the afternoon rolled around, I was overcome with tiredness.
—Ayana Underwood, Outside, 20 Sep. 2025
This isn’t the kind of tiredness that a nap will fix.
—Julie Scott, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Symptoms are similar to the common flu, including fever, chills, body aches, sore throat, eye irritation and tiredness.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Early symptoms can include fever, body aches, headaches, rash, vomiting and tiredness.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Side effects were generally mild and already known for azelastine, such as bitter taste, occasional nosebleeds, and tiredness.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Edmilson hopes Kairat can hit Alonso’s side on the break and make the most of any tiredness from Saturday’s 5-2 derby defeat by Atletico Madrid and their eight-hour trip to Kazakhstan.
—Tomás Hill López-Menchero, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Side effects included nasal congestion, fever, tiredness, loss of appetite and irritability.
—Tara Haelle, Scientific American, 23 Sep. 2025
When the afternoon rolled around, I was overcome with tiredness.
—Ayana Underwood, Outside, 20 Sep. 2025
This isn’t the kind of tiredness that a nap will fix.
—Julie Scott, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Symptoms are similar to the common flu, including fever, chills, body aches, sore throat, eye irritation and tiredness.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Early symptoms can include fever, body aches, headaches, rash, vomiting and tiredness.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Side effects were generally mild and already known for azelastine, such as bitter taste, occasional nosebleeds, and tiredness.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiredness
Noun
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That fear can quickly turn into exhaustion.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Imagine reaching Mars only to collapse from exhaustion, or facing an invisible killer that warps your DNA.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sometimes AbdulKareem would vomit from hunger and fatigue.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
18 Oct. 2025
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Others point to emotional maturity or social fatigue.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Tiredness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiredness. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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