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as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
I'm usually tired after a long day of working in the yard
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as in bored
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
I'm sick and tired of your antics
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as in stereotyped
used or heard so often as to be dull
such tired phrases won't hold your reader's interest
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as in weakened
to diminish the physical strength of
I don't want our walk to tire you too much
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as in wearied
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous
this long dry lecture will tire the audience if you don't insert some jokes into it
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as in wore
to use up all the physical energy of
this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes
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Recent Examples of tired
John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
An exhausted Darius Johnson stepped up to the free-throw line late in overtime, and a tired smile crossed the senior point guard’s face.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
Here is a puzzle that should bring back memories for many solvers: settling down into a spacious middle seat, groping for seatbelts, suffering through the same tired safety notices.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
In their best offensive performance of the season against an admittedly tired and overmatched opponent, the Warriors had season highs in points and assists (42) and committed only 13 turnovers.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
If tired, float or tread water until out of the rip current.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
An exhausted Darius Johnson stepped up to the free-throw line late in overtime, and a tired smile crossed the senior point guard’s face.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2025
Here is a puzzle that should bring back memories for many solvers: settling down into a spacious middle seat, groping for seatbelts, suffering through the same tired safety notices.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
In their best offensive performance of the season against an admittedly tired and overmatched opponent, the Warriors had season highs in points and assists (42) and committed only 13 turnovers.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tired
Adjective
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King Charles cant get involved in Prince Harrys security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Factors like dehydration, sugar crashes, caffeine withdrawal and tolerance, and sleep cycle disruption can actually leave you more exhausted after an energy drink.—
Laura Dorwart,
Verywell Health,
4 Apr. 2025
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The standard heartwarming and humorous animal story unfolds as the penguin — eventually named Juan Salvador — forces Tom out of his grumpy, bored existence.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Though structure has its place, allowing your kids to be bored and to take ownership of their time from an early age is one of the best ways to foster independence and creativity.—
Theo Wolf, Contributor,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2025
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At the time, Latinos were often cast in stereotyped roles with heavy accents and largely denied the opportunity to direct features.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
17 Mar. 2025
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Tragedies can be examined by those outside of its sphere of destruction, but the groundswell of feeling from Mexican viewers and critics is that there was little or no care taken to understand the cultural grief beyond stereotyped spectacle.—
Lucy Ford,
TIME,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the militants, while greatly weakened, have repeatedly regrouped, often after Israeli forces withdraw from areas.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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Those at high-risk for listeria infection are newborns, those who are pregnant, have weakened immune systems, and those aged 65 or older.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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With businesses and consumers alike weary about the safety of AI moving forward, where does this leave them?—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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The second, that it was named after a maiden who showed some weary legionnaires the way to the mountain spring.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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The band canceled these tour dates due to singer and guitarist DeLonge getting sick.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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His mother was still sick, and Mr. Sancho-Persad started working as her caregiver in the morning for $18.75 an hour, paid through Medicaid, while still driving his cab at night.—
Jonah Markowitz,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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While the emphasis on ESG has softened, the focus on sustainable, scalable growth remains a guiding principle.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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McDermott has softened on those decisions recently.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
27 Dec. 2024
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The movie’s a little more hackneyed and obvious now, but its central idea is still an undeniably creepy one: possessed children with pitchforks.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Which is a nauseatingly hackneyed and clichéd — not to mention stupefyingly reductive — type of statement to make about any kind of art or entertainment, of course.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
3 Sep. 2019
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“Tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tired. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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