as in tired
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life
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Recent Examples of fed up
Consumers are fed up, and raising prices is a nonstarter for America’s retailers.
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
And the protests were about how grossly the country was being mismanaged, but also that a majority of Lebanese people, across all sectarian groups, were fed up.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
According to three insiders, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is fed up with the ex-royal couple, as is chief content officer Bela Bajaria.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Three insiders say Netflix chief Ted Sarandos is fed up with the pair — who, per two sources, have been known to text directly with the Co-CEO about their projects, as do many A-listers who work with the streamer.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
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David Goldman, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
And the protests were about how grossly the country was being mismanaged, but also that a majority of Lebanese people, across all sectarian groups, were fed up.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2026
According to three insiders, Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos is fed up with the ex-royal couple, as is chief content officer Bela Bajaria.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
Three insiders say Netflix chief Ted Sarandos is fed up with the pair — who, per two sources, have been known to text directly with the Co-CEO about their projects, as do many A-listers who work with the streamer.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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For workers who are tired of their jobs following them home every night, and for businesses that are tired of the burnout, the turnover, and the chaos that comes from not having boundaries, Zenzap is the work chat app that changes everything.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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One still gets tired of the Wednesday rice and fish dish.—
Jeremy O. Harris,
Vanity Fair,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Martha, bored, had tried an experiment.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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Hohenhaus explains that bored cats may pester owners for attention, which is often mistaken for hunger.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2026
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Paul Anthony Kelly puts in a good effort, and Sarah Pidgeon — by now probably sick and tired of crying her eyes out — commits to soap-opera levels of big emotion.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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And victims of an entire system that protected the rich, powerful elites, and that's what Americans are absolutely sick and tired of.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
4 Jan. 2026
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“Fed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed%20up. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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