as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
the fatigued hikers paused for some much-needed rest beside the woodland stream
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as in exhausted
to use up all the physical energy of
the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them
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Recent Examples of fatigued
Kevin Duchschere, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
Fevers are also incredibly common, with nearly everyone familiar with the telltale symptoms of feeling too hot, sweaty, fatigued, shivery and generally unwell.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Nov. 2025
She was diagnosed after feeling fatigued during a trip to Ottawa to introduce Sean, a New York City firefighter, to her family.
—Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 14 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fatigued
Adjective
McSorley, fatigued and with his radars on the blink, may have unwittingly bottomed out the boat on a shoal, damaging the plating underneath.
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Hunt was among the happiest and most fatigued Chiefs.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatigued
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The first turned a fourth-quarter fumble into a 59-yard score when Achane burst through a tired, and seemingly defeated Buffalo defensive front and outsprinted the Bills’ entire secondary to the end zone.—
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But that feels like a tired, outdated characterisation.—
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Wilson’s departure leaves Mizzou without both of its starting edge rushers from last season, as Zion Young exhausted his eligibility.—
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Back and forth, back and forth, until both are exhausted.—
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The waiting room is already over-flowing with bloodied, weary, apparently horrifically smelling patients.—
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The film follows a weary delivery driver with months to live who saves a brilliant but troubled teenage girl.—
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For the Los Angeles premiere of Marty Supreme, the two wore custom Chrome Hearts looks.—
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Emma Stone wore comfy, but sophisticated silk pants to a Louis Vuitton event in New York.—
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Investigators also found eight 9 mm casings fired from a Glock pistol at the scene where Holmes was killed, according to the affidavit.—
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
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In-ground sprinkler systems should be drained.—
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During the final week, the crew worked nonstop for sixty hours in a heat wave that parched energy and drained our bodies.—
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“Fatigued.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatigued. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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