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busted
adjective as in bad off
adjective as in broken
adjective as in broken
adjective as in damaged
adjective as in destitute
Strongest matches
adjective as in in disrepair
adjective as in impaired
adjective as in indigent
Strongest matches
Weak matches
adjective as in insolvent
Strong match
adjective as in on the blink
adjective as in ruined
adjective as in tame
Strong matches
adjective as in worn
Strong matches
adjective as in worn/worn-out
Weak matches
- beat
- burned out
- bushed
- 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
- played-out
- 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
Example Sentences
The Irish running back busted loose for a 32-yard rush, then sprinted for the edge on a 16-yard touchdown three plays later.
A week later, he busted a 41-yard touchdown run in a win over Georgia Southern.
“As a defense, if 10 guys do one thing but one person does the wrong thing, it’s a busted play. We can’t afford that. So we’re just trying to get everybody on the same page.”
In their statement about the incoming CEO, the alliance called Walters a “conservative warrior in the fight for America’s future, restoring freedom, defending families, and proving that unions can be busted.”
The leader of Caerphilly council has dramatically resigned from the Labour Party, calling it a "busted flush".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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