tired

adjective

ˈtī(-ə)rd 

1

: drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion

2

: obviously worn by hard use : run-down

3

: trite, hackneyed

tiredly adverb

tiredness noun

Synonyms

• all in
• aweary [archaic]
• beat
• beaten
• bleary
• burned-out
• burnt-out
• bushed
• dead
• done
• drained
• exhausted
• fatigued
• jaded
• knackered [British]
• limp
• logy
• loggy
• played out
• pooped [slang]
• prostrate
• spent
• tapped out
• tuckered (out)
• washed-out
• wearied
• weary
• wiped out
• worn
• worn-out

Examples of tired in a Sentence

I was really tired after the long trip.

She's too tired to go out tonight.

The children were tired after the hike.

We had to listen to the same old tired excuses again.

Recent Examples on the Web

The group started as a coalition of community members who were tired of the crime and violence plaguing their neighborhood. —J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024

If there was ever a place where the Trump team looked old and tired (and orange), and the Biden Administration looks modern and vigorous, this is it. —Bill McKibben, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024

The defense agreed with that option and noted how tired the jurors looked. —Sarah Lapidus, The Arizona Republic, 25 Apr. 2024

Those tired of dealing with untamed beards are in for a treat with Mad Viking's Beard Balm. —Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 20 Apr. 2024

Students are more often distracted, overly tired and anxious, and forgo opportunities for in-person connections. —Nancy Magee, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024

In recent years, chatter on the ground in Park City said that in a post-pandemic world, reclusive millionaires and hardcore skiers are tired of the annual Hollywood shuffle the town has to endure. —Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Apr. 2024

Housing is a basic need, and would-be buyers who held out last year are tired of waiting. —Alena Botros, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2024

That's true, even if people are understandably tired of that word! —Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 15 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing tired

• dog tired
• one tired puppy
• sick and tired

Kids Definition

tired

1 of 2 adjective

ˈtī(ə)rd

1

: weary entry 1 sense 1

2

: used over and over again

the same tired old excuse

tiredly adverb

tiredness noun

tired

2 of 2 adjective

: having tires

Medical Definition

tired

adjective

ˈtī(ə)rd 

: drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion