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

From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026

Although hiring petered out, businesses cut relatively few jobs and layoffs remained near a record low.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 19, 2026

Raheem Sterling, for instance, made his debut at 17, and has won numerous trophies, but perhaps gets less respect than he deserves because of how the past few years of his career have petered out.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

The improvisation petered out after more than an hour with no sense of arrival, just an agreeable sensation of being OK in wherever ambient world you had just landed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

“If we’re so special,” he said slowly, “why don’t you ...” His words petered out.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls

petered out

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