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

Back home, though, his wife Chloe (Kristen Gutoskie) was eight months pregnant and exhausted.

— Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026
McCarthy claimed the condition had compromised her body's ability to fight infections, leaving her physically and emotionally exhausted.

— Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

Bacall wore the bracelet in her daily life, carrying with her that small memento of the film that marked the beginning of her relationship with Bogart.

— Filippo Iarocci, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Many friends wore vintage, some designed their own looks, and others even wore their own wedding dresses.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of wore

Adjective

People are sick and tired of attack ads, robocalls and misinformation.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
Doncic had 32 points and 10 assists in a 124-114 win over the Atlanta Hawks as the Lakers relied on their depth to secure their sixth consecutive win and stay atop the Western Conference despite a short, tired bench.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

The third-deadliest coal mine disaster in United States history — the Cherry Mine fire in Cherry, Illinois, a town of 500 about 90 miles southwest of Chicago — killed 259 men and boys.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Prosecutors said Murdaugh, 58, killed his wife, Maggie, and younger son, Paul, on their sprawling property in the South Carolina Lowcountry in 2021.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of killed

Adjective

Calls the budget provision forcing municipalities to repay NCDOT hypocritical, pointing to roughly $40 million in design costs wiped out by the PAVE Act with no comparable clawback.

— Josh Bergeron, Charlotte Observer, 10 Nov. 2026
The drop wiped out nearly $200 billion in value for the company.

— Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of wiped out

Verb

Coleman rose to the occasion despite getting briefly knocked out with an apparent leg injury and then vomiting in the second half.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
After of a week that saw MAGA’s political fangs knocked out by a big blue sock to jaw in the midterms, Saturday Night Live tonight leaped into the ring and started swinging from the cold open get-go.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of knocked out

Adjective

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprise their roles as the Owens sisters from the 1998 original that tapped out at $46 million domestically for the entirety of its initial run.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Bryan Danielson was more excited about McGuinness reaching the ropes than most of Wembley Stadium, but Nigel ultimately tapped out.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of tapped out

Verb

The Women in the Workplace study, which describes itself as the largest study of its kind, also found that senior-level women increasingly feel burned out and concerned about their job security.

— Jean Marbella, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2026
Employees have become burned out and morally conflicted as their focus has shifted from pursuing drug smugglers and human traffickers to apprehending asylum seekers in courthouses and arresting day laborers at their worksites.

— Francisco Cantú, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

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