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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Lack of sleep does more than leave you tired.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

I’m sick and tired of being told to wait my turn,’” Litman said.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 2026

"If it's raining outside and we're all tired and we need to rest, for that downtime we'll watch some TV," he adds.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

“This has been reported so many times, I got tired of calling,” Cheryl Coleman said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

I wasn’t even tired at the end of the five miles I ran on Saturday.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison