tired

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(Roget's IV) modif.

Syn. fatigued, weary, run-down, exhausted, overworked, overtaxed, wearied, worn, spent, wasted, burned out, worn-out, jaded, narcoleptic, drooping, distressed, unmanned, drowsy, droopy, sleepy, haggard, faint, prostrated, broken-down, drained, consumed, empty, collapsing, all in*, finished*, stale*, pooped out*, fagged*, dog-tired*, dead on one's feet*, pooped*, done in, done for*, beat up*, worn to a frazzle*, played out*, tuckered out*, fed up*; see also bored , weak 1 , worn 2 .

Ant. active*, lively, energetic.

Syn.- tired is applied to one who has been drained of much of his strength and energy through exertion, boredom, impatience, etc. [tired by years of hard toil ] ; weary (or wearied ) suggests such depletion of energy or interest as to make one unable or unwilling to continue [weary of study ] ; exhausted implies a total draining of strength and energy; fatigued refers to one who has lost so much energy through prolonged exertion that rest and sleep are essential [fatigued at the end of the day ] ; fagged , an informal word, suggests Great exhaustion or fatigue from hard, unremitting work or exertion [ completely fagged after a set of tennis ]

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(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.

1. exhausted worn out, weary, fatigued, drained, *out of juice, out of energy, *run down, enervated, sleepy, drowsy, *bushed, *pooped, burned out, *all in, *beat, spent, flagging, *dog-tired, *dead, *tuckered out.

2. sick of bored with, *fed up with.

ANT.: 1. energized, invigorated, revived, refreshed. 2. fascinated by, stimulated by

III

(Roget's Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Out of patience with: disgusted, fed up, sick, weary. Idiom: sick and tired. See TIRED. 2. Without freshness or appeal because of overuse: banal, bromidic, clichéd, commonplace, corny, hackneyed, musty, overused, overworked, platitudinal, platitudinous, shopworn, stale, stereotyped, stereotypic, stereotypical, threadbare, timeworn, trite, warmed-over, well-worn, worn-out. See EXCITE, USUAL.