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
Here in San Diego — where seaside calm and crowded boardwalks conceal deeper civic fatigue — the same national weariness swirls beneath daily life.
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Phillip Halpern, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
And one of the only times that a true sense of road weariness seemed to creep in.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Maintaining player buy-in while addressing tactical issues and subsequently evolving is more taxing when the initial freshness of a manager’s arrival dissipates and some weariness sets in.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
My father only shrugged and went to rest, unwilling to let hope pierce the armor of his weariness.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Phillip Halpern, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Jan. 2026
And one of the only times that a true sense of road weariness seemed to creep in.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Maintaining player buy-in while addressing tactical issues and subsequently evolving is more taxing when the initial freshness of a manager’s arrival dissipates and some weariness sets in.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
My father only shrugged and went to rest, unwilling to let hope pierce the armor of his weariness.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for weariness
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There’s a collective exhaustion with aggression, dominance being dressed up as confidence and leadership styles that demand sacrifice without offering sustainability.—
Kelly Ehlers,
Rolling Stone,
10 Feb. 2026
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But six days into 2025, Peter Seidler’s widow contested control of the team in a lawsuit brought against her brothers-in-law, and manager Mike Shildt retired 11 days after the season ended, citing exhaustion, while many on his staff and in the front office had been exhausted by him.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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There’s a timeless feeling of childhood in the unstructured fluidity of their day, teetering on the border of dreaminess and boredom, its possibilities both expanded and limited by the boys’ imagination.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
6 Feb. 2026
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The Benevolent Knights of the Raccoon, the group responsible for Armadillo Day, traced their origins to beer, boredom and Texas heritage.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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Side effects can include fever, fatigue, intestinal symptoms, skin rashes or neurological symptoms.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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This included no meaningful excess of memory loss or dementia, depression, sleep disturbance, erectile dysfunction, weight gain, nausea, fatigue or headache.—
Sara Moniuszko,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Weariness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/weariness. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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