Definitions

played-out

ADJECTIVE

destitute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt exhausted impoverished indigent insolvent needy penniless poor poverty-stricken strapped

WEAK

beggared bereft busted dead broke deficient depleted deprived of devoid of dirt poor divested drained empty flat flat broke impecunious in need of lacking moneyless necessitous on the breadline on the rocks penurious pinched stony stripped totaled wiped-out without

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

lucky prosperous secure

ADJECTIVE

dissipated

Synonyms

STRONG

blown consumed destroyed exhausted scattered spent squandered wasted

WEAK

burnt out kaput

Antonyms

STRONG

restored saved

WEAK

accumulated conservative gathered hoarded stored unselfish virtuous

ADJECTIVE

effete

Synonyms

WEAK

burnt out corrupt debased decadent decayed declining decrepit degenerate dissipated dissolute drained enervated enfeebled far-gone feeble obsolete overrefined overripe soft spent vitiated washed-out wasted weak worn-out

Antonyms

WEAK

capable tireless working

ADJECTIVE

fatigued

Synonyms

STRONGEST

exhausted listless weary

STRONG

beat bedraggled bushed dropping enervated overtired prostrate spent tuckered wasted worn

WEAK

all in blasé burned out dead dead tired dead-beat dog-tired dog-weary done in droopy fagged out jaded languid languorous lassitudinous out of gas pooped ready to drop washed out worn-out zonked

Antonyms

STRONGEST

energetic fresh lively untired

STRONG

invigorated unused

WEAK

alert energized keen refreshed vivacious

ADJECTIVE

finished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

empty lost spent

STRONG

bankrupt devastated done drained exhausted gone liquidated ruined undone wrecked

WEAK

done for done in through washed up wiped-out

Antonyms

STRONG

saved

WEAK

held kept stored unfinished

ADJECTIVE

impoverished

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barren destitute distressed indigent needy poverty-stricken strapped

STRONG

bankrupt beggared broke clean depleted drained empty hurting reduced ruined spent

WEAK

flat flat broke have-not impecunious insolvent necessitous penurious sterile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich wealthy

STRONG

enlarged full increased saved solvent

WEAK

enriched plentiful

ADJECTIVE

hackneyed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

banal corny stale threadbare timeworn trite well-worn

WEAK

antiquated common commonplace conventional everyday familiar tune hokey moth-eaten obsolete old old-hat out-of-date outdated outmoded overworked pedestrian quotidian run-of-the-mill stereotyped stock unoriginal worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fresh new original

WEAK

uncommon

ADJECTIVE

pooped

Synonyms

WEAK

beat burned out bushed collapsing dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in drained drooping drowsy enervated exhausted fatigued fried out of gas overworked run down run ragged shot sleepy spent tuckered out wasted weary worn-out

ADJECTIVE

spent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dead finished lost used wasted

STRONG

blown bushed consumed debilitated depleted disbursed dissipated drained enervated exhausted expended fagged limp prostrate shattered shot weakened wearied weary

WEAK

all in bleary burned out dog-tired done in down the drain effete far-gone had it ready to drop thrown away washed-up worn-out

Antonyms

STRONG

active animated energetic energized fresh invigorated lively restored strong unused

ADJECTIVE

stereotyped

Synonyms

STRONGEST

corny

STRONG

dull mass-produced overused stale standardized stock tired

WEAK

banal cliché-ridden clichéd commonplace hackneyed ordinary platitudinous threadbare trite unoriginal well-worn worn thin worn-out

Antonyms

STRONG

active fresh

WEAK

different dissimilar unconventional unlike

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 petered out pooped run down sick of tuckered out worn-out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

energized lively

STRONG

fresh saved

WEAK

fired up invigorated refreshed rested

ADJECTIVE

tuckered out

Synonyms

WEAK

asleep beat burned out collapsing dead on one's feet dog-tired done for done in drained drooping droopy drowsy enervated exasperated exhausted fatigued finished overworked pooped run down sleepy spent tired wasted weary wiped-out worn-out

ADJECTIVE

worn

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frayed shabby tattered threadbare timeworn well-worn

STRONG

beat bushed busted consumed depleted destroyed deteriorated dinged drained drawn exhausted fatigued gone jaded overused overworked pinched ragged ruined shot spent stale the worse for wear tired totaled wearied weary

WEAK

burned out clichéd effete hackneyed had it haggard kaput knocked out old pegged out pooped tired out used-up useless wiped-out worn-down worn-out wrung out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

fresh new

STRONG

energetic energized intact invigorated lively refreshed rested restored unused

ADJECTIVE

worn/worn-out

Synonyms

WEAK

beat burned out bushed busted clichéd consumed depleted destroyed deteriorated drained drawn effete exhausted fatigued frayed gone hackneyed had it haggard jaded kaput knocked out old out of gas overused overworked pinched pooped ragged ruined shabby shot spent stale tattered the worse for wear threadbare timeworn tired out totaled used-up useless wearied weary well-worn wiped-out worn-down wrung out

Antonyms

WEAK

fresh new unused

Example Sentences

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The Instagram gold rush has echoes of “Scandoval,” the previous Bravo cheating drama that played out three years ago on the network’s “Vanderpump Rules.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The frictions also played out on the ground in Beijing as US and Chinese officials appeared to be having their own shadow superpower battle.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

We’ll get into how all that played out in the show, but right now, nearly a decade later, the case still raises some other big questions.

From Slate • May 13, 2026

The most consequential decision in the history of the video assistant referee in the Premier League was played out over four minutes 11 seconds of nerve-shredding drama inside London Stadium.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

So our little intrigues played out while women whispered over the backs of the sofas and men, after supper, passed the port and listened to tales of the wars against the French and the Indians.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

played-out

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