petered out

ADJECTIVE

tired

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annoyed bored distressed drained exasperated fatigued irritated overworked sleepy stale

STRONG

beat collapsing consumed drooping empty enervated fagged faint finished flagging irked jaded overtaxed prostrated spent wasted worn

WEAK

all in asleep broken-down burned out dead dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in droopy drowsy fed up haggard narcoleptic played-out pooped run down sick of tuckered out worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

energized lively

STRONG

fresh saved

WEAK

fired up invigorated refreshed rested

Example Sentences

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His career petered out following a series of serious knee injuries and the Brazilian announced his retirement a decade ago, yet commentators still talk about the trick.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Things only got more absurd as the exchanges between the chairman and the nominee petered out.

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Eastern time and have since largely petered out.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

But if there aren’t enough home listings to sop up that demand, then price growth—which has petered out to a rate slower than wage growth—could reignite.

From Barron's • Jan. 10, 2026

There’s a lively conversation going on between Andrew, Michael, and Caroline, but by the time Dana and I sit down, it’s all petered out and the three are staring at me.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

petered out

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