bushed

adjective

ˈbu̇sht How to pronounce bushed (audio)
Definition of bushednext
1
as in exhausted
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness I'm bushed after a day of moving boxes from the cellar to the attic

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2
as in dazed
chiefly Australian suffering from mental confusion we were thoroughly bushed after listening to the convoluted directions from a well-meaning Sydneysider

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  1. exhausted
  2. dazed
  3. tired
  4. bewildered
  5. confused
  6. distracted
  7. dizzy
Adjective
  • David believes this is just her exhausted mind playing tricks, attributing it to postpartum depression, stress, and fatigue.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Jeb Bush being Hispanic Nine years ago, the American political landscape was very different, inasmuch as there were Republican presidential candidates who were normal and boring in the way that an exhausted, uptight high school principal who hates dancing might be.
    JP Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • One morning, the narrator wakes up late to see that a strangely dazed Yeong-hye has disposed of all their meat—pork belly, shabu-shabu beef, dumplings, eel.
    Ed Park, The Atlantic, 12 Oct. 2024
  • Tyson seems dazed and distracted, preoccupied with the sight of blood on his sleeve; Bodhi threatens to dissolve his partnership with Dwight and quit the business entirely.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of dazed
Adjective
  • But towards the end of the day, when everyone is sufficiently tired out, Webb says there's nothing better than sitting down and winding down together.
    Alyce Collins, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In difficult listening situations, participants described feeling physically and mentally tired.
    Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of tired
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  • In this day and age, where 4K is normal, even HD is considered blurry; however, the decision to shoot with the prosumer camcorder at a resolution of 480 on to MiniDV paid off, and Murphy’s bewildered walk through Westminster is still genuinely iconic.
    Carlton Reid, WIRED, 19 Sep. 2024
  • There this brilliant but bewildered scientist gets cornered by a plutocrat with impertinent questions.
    Alan Scherstuhl, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of bewildered
Adjective
  • While some people feel like their vote won't make a difference, many others are simply exhausted—and in some cases alienated or confused—by our political environment.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • No matter how convinced someone might be that what’s inside each box is completely harmless, the mystery and misdirection of it all keep them confused and slightly scared.
    Drew Gerber, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of confused
Adjective
  • Grieving widows and parents across the country told them about the patchwork of laws against distracted driving, and the inconsistent citations or sentencing handed down to careless motorists.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is in some ways itself a product of those concerns, both as a 36-years-later sequel and as a story about how Lydia has since stepped into the position of the distracted parent who’s unable to connect with their own moody child.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Definition of distracted
Adjective
  • My pulse kept racing; my mouth went dry and prickly; dizzy spells came on.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The 38-year-old ski mountaineer felt weak and dizzy.
    Anna Callaghan, Outside Online, 23 Oct. 2024
Definition of dizzy
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“Bushed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bushed. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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