Synonyms of weariness

weariness

noun

1

as in exhaustion

a complete depletion of energy or strength

the kind of satisfying weariness that comes from a good day's labor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhaustion
• fatigue
• tiredness
• collapse
• burnout
• prostration
• lassitude
• disablement
• weakness
• faintness
• feebleness
• impotence
• debility
• frazzle
• lethargy
• infirmity
• enervation
• languor
• debilitation
• inertia
• frailty
• slumber
• stupor
• listlessness
• apathy
• sluggishness
• passivity
• torpor
• enfeeblement
• frailness
• torpidity
• overfatigue
• passiveness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refreshment
• rejuvenation
• revitalization
• vigor
• energy
• vitality
• liveliness
• strength
• dash
• starch
• muscle
• power
• drive
• verve
• sap
• ginger
• pep
• punch
• bounce
• potency
• vim
• go
• zing
• zip
• rejuvenescence
• snap
• might
• vivacity
• briskness
• puissance
• jauntiness
• spiritedness
• sprightliness
• vivaciousness

2

as in boredom

the state of being bored

faces showing weariness and irritation at the long graduation speech

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boredom
• restlessness
• ennui
• tedium
• melancholy
• listlessness
• blahs
• lethargy
• doldrums
• indifference
• dullness
• lifelessness
• monotony
• joylessness
• languor
• lassitude
• cheerlessness
• torpor
• torpidity
• apathy
• languidness
• unconcern
• sameness
• dispiritedness
• monotonousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• absorption
• involvement
• fascination
• enchantment
• excitement
• immersion
• engagement
• stimulation
• engrossment
• captivation
• animation
• relief
• bewitchment
• amusement
• beguilement
• entertainment
• invigoration
• diversion
• enlivenment

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of weariness

There’s a desperation in his voice, a weariness that evokes bad nights’ sleep and endless doomscrolling, but there’s also a delicacy to his performance, a gentleness that has precedent in his catalog but still feels new. — Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 17 July 2026

Eventually, weariness begins to affect more than just your mood. — Scott Hanson, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

The war-weariness in Sadeq’s words reflects the exhaustion felt throughout Lebanon, but especially among the Shiites who form a third of its 6 million residents. — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2026

This echoes his late father’s signature weariness of US negotiators, an Iran expert told CNN. — Lou Robinson, CNN Money, 19 June 2026

As progressive Democrats use weariness of war in Iran and skepticism of big money to keep driving voters away from AIPAC, however, other sectors of the party are getting dragged down. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 1 June 2026

But the show wouldn’t have worked without Smart, who imbued Deborah with wisdom and weariness, grit and glamour. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 29 May 2026

White’s actorly presence comes through in his vocal performance, lending the beleaguered fighter a sense of depressed world-weariness and poignant ennui. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026

There is something gentle and teddy-bear-ish about him, but it’s tempered by a New Yorker’s world-weariness. — Literary Hub, 19 May 2026