tired synonyms

tired

modif.

fatigued, weary, run-down, exhausted, overworked, overtaxed, wearied, worn, spent, wasted, burned out, worn-out, jaded, narcoleptic, drooping, distressed, unmanned, drowsy, droopy, sleepy, haggard, faint, prostrated, broken-down, drained, consumed, empty, collapsing, all in*, finished*, stale*, pooped out*, fagged*, dog-tired*, dead on one's feet*, pooped*, done in*, done for*, beat up*, worn to a frazzle*, played out*, tuckered out*, fed up*; see also bored, weak 1, worn 2.

Antonyms active*, lively*, energetic.

tired is applied to one who has been drained of much of his strength and energy through exertion, boredom, impatience, etc. tired by years of hard toil; weary (or wearied) suggests such depletion of energy or interest as to make one unable or unwilling to continue weary of study; exhausted implies a total draining of strength and energy; fatigued refers to one who has lost so much energy through prolonged exertion that rest and sleep are essential fatigued at the end of the day; fagged, an informal word, suggests great exhaustion or fatigue from hard, unremitting work or exertion completely fagged after a set of tennis

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