1
as in exhaustion
a complete depletion of energy or strength
the kind of satisfying weariness that comes from a good day's labor
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as in boredom
the state of being bored
faces showing weariness and irritation at the long graduation speech
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Recent Examples of weariness
From Madagascar to Nepal, young people have been driving protests, their grievances specific to each nation but broadly tied to weariness with corruption, crime, opaque governance and evaporating economic opportunities.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
By the years of the Great Depression, the clown came to represent the faded glory of the circus and reflected the weariness felt by so many Americans in crisis.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The 2014 original was gleefully over-the-top already, and the sequels have only amped up the spectacle, but his genuine fury and weariness felt new, exciting, a revelation.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
The character required someone in his mid-40s who could embody the weariness and disappointment of Hart, who died at 48 after watching his longtime partner, Richard Rodgers, achieve new heights with a younger collaborator.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Part of it is simple weariness—weariness of contemporary photojournalism that comes pouring into our living rooms via newspapers, magazines, television and film documentaries.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Talking about his predicament in a shaded wedge of grass near the center of Harvard Yard, Sial speaks with a mixture of passion, frustration and weariness, pushing back the shaggy hair that frequently falls over his eyes.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
By the years of the Great Depression, the clown came to represent the faded glory of the circus and reflected the weariness felt by so many Americans in crisis.
—Time, 30 Oct. 2025
The 2014 original was gleefully over-the-top already, and the sequels have only amped up the spectacle, but his genuine fury and weariness felt new, exciting, a revelation.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
The character required someone in his mid-40s who could embody the weariness and disappointment of Hart, who died at 48 after watching his longtime partner, Richard Rodgers, achieve new heights with a younger collaborator.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Part of it is simple weariness—weariness of contemporary photojournalism that comes pouring into our living rooms via newspapers, magazines, television and film documentaries.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Talking about his predicament in a shaded wedge of grass near the center of Harvard Yard, Sial speaks with a mixture of passion, frustration and weariness, pushing back the shaggy hair that frequently falls over his eyes.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weariness
Noun
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Her troubles—sleepless nights, endless exhaustion—could simply be the result of young parenthood.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Trade timing & outlook After breaking out to new all-time highs, momentum appears overextended, and signs of buyer exhaustion suggest a potential pullback.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Every child benefits from practicing waiting, joining conversation and managing boredom in everyday settings.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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So afternoon, for Gospodinov, is the time for boredom, memory, a kind of weightless solitude—and, now, the time for grief.—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Despite widespread fatigue over tipping prompts, Americans still tend to be generous when dining out at restaurants.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Weariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weariness. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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