TUCKERED (OUT) Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in exhausted

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness tuckered out after a long day of playing tennis

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tuckered (out)

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verb

past tense of tucker (out)

as in wore

to use up all the physical energy of we're hoping that the mountain bike ride will tucker the kids out so they'll sleep well tonight

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Adjective

Ariel, a successful but exhausted writer, struggles to stay young and attractive while his younger wife drags him into a demanding social life, his five children treat him like a butler, and his elderly parents constantly demand his attention.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Yet despite all this effort, many high achievers report feeling mentally exhausted, creatively depleted and less productive than ever.

— Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

In a clip posted to her Instagram Stories, the Duchess of Sussex wore her pajamas while cooking breakfast as music played in the background.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 5 Aug. 2026
Enter for a chance to win one of 10 MERIT Signature Lip Blush lipsticks in Archival—the same shade the ballet icon wore at the Met Gala.

— Staff Author, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of wore

Adjective

Well, the growing season in the South is a long one, and even the best thrillers get tired, the spillers get leggy, and the fillers sometimes disappear.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
Replace Cabinet Hardware New drawer pulls, cabinet knobs, and even hinges can make quite the impact on your tired old kitchen cabinets.

— Barbara Bellesi Zito, The Spruce, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

That same day, the Houthis launched a flurry of attacks that reportedly killed and wounded dozens near the Yemen-Saudi border – sparking condemnation from Jordanian, Bahraini and Kuwaiti authorities.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Investigations are ongoing into how cyanide found its way to an ecosystem where wild and domestic animals coexist and farms grow tomatoes and onions, but growers are disputing claims that cyanide from their tomatoes killed the elephants.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of killed

Adjective

Amid a decades-long eradication effort, the fly’s populations were wiped out from the US, Mexico, and Central America.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
An apparent Education Department data error is causing student loan forgiveness credit to be wiped out overnight, setting borrowers back and causing widespread panic.

— Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of wiped out

Verb

Clayton County Water Authority officials said a service disruption that temporarily knocked out water to parts of the county was possibly a cyberattack.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Russia has knocked out every gas station along the roughly 90-mile stretch between Kharkiv and Poltava, according to Kharkiv Regional Council member Oleksandr Skoryk.

— Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocked out

Adjective

By late afternoon in the summer, the flowers are already tapped out, having used their energy for the day.

— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026
For every compelling reason to believe the consumer is tapped out, there's an equally compelling reason to believe the opposite.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of tapped out

Verb

And in British Columbia, Canada, which borders Washington, the Bald Range Fire burned out of control, nearly doubling overnight as residents raced out.

— Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
These new ones don’t need fluorescent lights to illuminate them at night, therefore no catwalks for workers to change out burned out bulbs.

— Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of burned out

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