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tired

[ˈtaɪ̯ɚd]adjective2 syllables

Tired means: depleted of strength or energy.

Synonyms for tired50

adjective, as in depleted of strength or energy

all in, beat, bushed, dead, aweary, weary, bleary, blear, bleary-eyed, blear-eyed, bored, world-weary, burned-out, burnt-out
and 10 more, careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn, drooping, flagging, exhausted, dog-tired, fagged

adjective, as in repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, trite, well-worn, unoriginal

also used for tired

jaded, fatigued, languid, bleareyed, bone-tired, tired out, frustrated, sick and tired, annoyed, angry, aggravated, agitated, bothered, exasperated, played out

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Opposites of tired

rested

What does tired mean?2

adjective

1

depleted of strength or energy“tired mothers with crying babies”

2

repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse“his remarks were trite and commonplace”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tired?11

two syllables

firedhiredwired

three syllables

requiredinspiredacquireddesiredadmiredconspiredtranspiredinquired
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Tired in a sentence

  • As you are tired, you had better take a rest.Eldad
  • However tired you may be, you must do it.mailohilohi
  • At the end of every day, his back was tired and his legs hurt.CK
  • We were very tired, so we stayed home.CK
  • We were very tired, and to make matters worse, it began to rain.CK
  • Since you look tired, you had better take a rest.Zifre
  • Now that you are tired, you'd better rest.Zifre
  • That is to say, he was old and gray and tired.AlanF_US

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Forms of tired

as a adjective

comparative
tireder
superlative
tiredest