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

Phoenix Henrichsen, who made his first court appearance with scraggly long hair and looking exhausted, appeared Monday neatly groomed, with his hair pulled back in a bun.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026
As hundreds of exhausted migrants head back to Morocco and others vow to stay, residents describe a city upended by clashes, military deployments and a deeply unsettled border.

— Sergio Rodrigo Ruíz, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

For the outing, Cox wore a black swimsuit paired with a gray cover-up, black sunglasses and a black hat.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
During one scene, Einbinder — dressed in a replica of a black dress Gyllenhaal wore in the original film — acted out an explicit orgasm as described in the script, breaking character in the middle of the scene to double over laughing.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 29 July 2026

Definition of wore

Adjective

One way to discourage the habit would be to keep yourself from becoming overly tired.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Many of those creators can no longer command the same fees from brands, and more often than not their followers are tired of the same old content.

— Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 30 July 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

At age 12, Collinson ran his first mile for Running 4 Heroes, a nonprofit that honors, through one-mile runs, first responders and K9s injured or killed in the line of duty, while also providing support through fundraising and community initiatives.

— Elijah Megginson, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
Israel responded with an intense aerial and ground campaign in the Gaza Strip, where more than 73,000 people have been killed, the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says.

— Emma Nicholson, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Definition of killed

Adjective

Homes and communities wiped out by the fires have still not been rebuilt.

— Britta Miller, The Washington Examiner, 1 Aug. 2026
In April, Jer Crane, the founder of software startup PocketOS, said a Cursor AI agent that the company was using in its own system wiped out its production database and backups in 9 seconds.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of wiped out

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Get knocked out of qualifying for a tournament, and whether by ranking, luck of a draw, some combination thereof — or just hanging around (depending on the event) a player can get a reprieve and find themselves in the first round.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Despite all three of the host countries getting knocked out by the quarter-finals, this was still the most American World Cup ever.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 24 July 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

Attempting to be all things to all people is a recipe for feeling burnt out and resentful, and your best people-pleasing efforts could surely backfire.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
Sources additionally say that officers have burnt out while working overtime month after month — all on top of functioning in an already tense and dangerous environment, likening the situation to a powder keg ready to blow.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026

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