Definitions

tired

[tahy^uhrd] / taɪərd /

ADJECTIVE

exhausted, weary

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 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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A buzzing noise in her ears would appear and become more noticeable whenever she felt tired.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Sure enough, I had a scratch in my throat and was more tired than usual.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

"I'm tired of worrying about fines because of the new laws and the endless stream of new requirements that keep popping up," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

In the fuzzed-out “Envy the Birds,” the frontman recounts an argument between two lovers “spraying bullets of grievances”; the driving “Riptides” is narrated by a guy “too tired to end the war.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

I was too tired to enjoy the excitement.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

Vocabulary lists containing tired

Units 2–3

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"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll, Chapters 1–3

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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"

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