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noun

Synonym Chooser

How is the word jade distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of jade are exhaust, fatigue, tire, and weary. While all these words mean "to make or become unable or unwilling to continue," jade suggests the loss of all freshness and eagerness.

appetites jaded by overindulgence

When can exhaust be used instead of jade?

In some situations, the words exhaust and jade are roughly equivalent. However, exhaust implies complete draining of strength by hard exertion.

shoveling snow exhausted him

Where would fatigue be a reasonable alternative to jade?

Although the words fatigue and jade have much in common, fatigue suggests great lassitude from excessive strain or undue effort.

fatigued by the day's chores

When might tire be a better fit than jade?

The meanings of tire and jade largely overlap; however, tire implies a draining of one's strength or patience.

the long ride tired us out

In what contexts can weary take the place of jade?

While the synonyms weary and jade are close in meaning, weary stresses tiring until one is unable to endure more of the same thing.

wearied of the constant arguing

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jade
Verb
In one courtyard shop, a young woman with fast fingers strung jade bracelets for us with our Chinese names. Bonnie Tsui, AFAR Media, 6 May 2025 While the raw jade material in her jewelry is from Myanmar, the finished products are imported from China. Hannah Lang and Judith Langowski, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
Pedro Pascal wants Dakota Johnson to start an OnlyFans for some very specific content Johnson, who can often be cool and detached in her work, is perfectly cast as Lucy, using that quality to underscore Lucy’s brittleness and the way her past disappointments have jaded her. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025 Lucy is depicted as cynical, becoming jaded and rethinking her future as a matchmaker. Benjamin Vanhoose, People.com, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for jade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jade
Verb
  • Richmond was kind of one of the very first short-tracks that was getting the, 'Oh man, this is kind of boring' type-feel, right?
    Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Create a content cadence that reinforces your position without boring anyone.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The cob slips out of your hands, the butter won't go on evenly, and you're left with greasy fingers, and maybe even a greasy tablecloth.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Sweet corn on the cob (Iowa) Arguably Iowa’s most iconic summer food.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Hopping onto the monochromatic look, and keeping the feminine ties to the silhouette and not the color scheme, these $90 take on the coquette trend and meets it with its sporty figure.
    Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • West Elm European Flax Linen Ruffle Sheet Set $279 West Elm Employing the teeniest of ruffles, this West Elm sheet set features just a hint of twee detailing, almost like a playful coquette.
    Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • There's no worry of slipping, rolling ankles, or tiring your feet while sprinting, stopping, or changing direction across the court either.
    Molly Harris, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2025
  • Procedures at the clinic sometimes ran through the night—the record for the latest was four in the morning—but Terrazas never seemed to tire.
    Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Noun
  • Ford managed to stay on the steed for just a few seconds, before he was flung off the horse and landed on his back in the dirt.
    Jon-Michael Banks, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
  • Beach wagons, those mighty steeds on wheels, are the perfect solution.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
Noun
  • She is gifted with a lovely color of a lyric soprano suitable for roles in the spectrum from a lyric, lyric coloratura to a soubrette.
    Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.
    Olivia Williams, Town & Country, 1 June 2021
Verb
  • Breaking up the wearying journey, devotees gather for outbreaks of extravagant revelry – ground-shaking music and dancing fueled by devotion, ganja and alcohol, as befits in their eyes Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and renewal, to whom the festival is dedicated.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
  • Indeed, its scale and sprawl feel sensitively suited to a story expressly about the wearying duration and day-by-day pace of the recovery process, as well as a pointed rejoinder to industry conventions regarding which stories generally get to take up this much space.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Mason Moe #14 of Team USA skates against Axel Bröngel-Larsson #4 of Team Sweden during the Bronze Medal Game of the 2024 Hlinka Gretzky Cup at Rogers Place on August 10, 2024, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
  • The neon also represents 80’s skate and surf culture.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

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“Jade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jade. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.

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