Tired

/[ˈtaɪ̯əd]/

Synonyms for "tired" (222 found)

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Closest matches (45)

Strong matches (66)

Related words (111)

Adjective(2 words)
Noun(8 words)
low energymental fatiguemore lethargicmost beatmost gassedrundownsleep deprivationzero energy level
Verb(4 words)
shaggedsloggedsuccumb to fatiguewhipped

How these synonyms differ

  • drained - 'Drained' implies something has actively taken your energy, a draining conversation, a draining week. The cause matters as much as the state.
  • drowsy - 'Drowsy' specifically means sleepy, your eyelids are heavy and consciousness is fading. It's a narrower kind of tired.
  • exhausted - 'Exhausted' means the tank is truly empty. You can push through tired; exhausted means you've already been pushing too long.
  • fatigued - 'Fatigued' is clinical and precise, doctors and scientists use it. It frames tiredness as a measurable condition rather than a feeling.
  • weary - 'Weary' carries emotional weight beyond physical fatigue, a weary traveler is tired in body and spirit, worn down by the journey itself.

Related word relations

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boredomdated expressiondisillusionmentfatiguehackneyed phrasementally tiredoverused phraseoverworkphysically tiredstraintrite expressionweariness

Collocations

12 entries
exhaustionfatiguefeel tiredget tiredoverworkstraintired after exercisetired expressiontired looktired oftirednessweariness

Inflections

4 entries
more tiredmost tiredtirestiring

Derivations

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Antonyms

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I'm tired.

Source: tatoeba (1705)

"If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."

Source: tatoeba (1725)

I slept a little during lunch break because I was so tired.

Source: tatoeba (1882)

The king was tired of his sycophants always praising him, so he sent them away.

Source: tatoeba (1948)

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