1
: drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion
2
: obviously worn by hard use : run-down
tiredly
adverb
tiredness
noun
Synonyms
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.
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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.
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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
Residents are tired of waiting for the pollution to stop.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
Reese Witherspoon is tired of people not recognizing her leading man from Sweet Home Alabama.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2024
The 139-room hotel is hardly new, having been built in 1946, but last year’s renovation has been lauded as a remarkable transformation of a tired property that decades ago had attracted Hollywood’s elite but in recent years had been rarely updated.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
Her 4-year-old daughter is usually tired and can sometimes be fussy when Juarez picks her and her siblings up from school.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
It’s formulated with plenty of caffeine to de-puff tired bags, peptides to improve the appearance of dark circles, and other skin-friendly ingredients to reduce those pesky signs of long travel days by leaving you fresh, energized, and refreshed.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
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
Residents are tired of waiting for the pollution to stop.
—Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 Apr. 2024
Reese Witherspoon is tired of people not recognizing her leading man from Sweet Home Alabama.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2024
The 139-room hotel is hardly new, having been built in 1946, but last year’s renovation has been lauded as a remarkable transformation of a tired property that decades ago had attracted Hollywood’s elite but in recent years had been rarely updated.
—Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Apr. 2024
Her 4-year-old daughter is usually tired and can sometimes be fussy when Juarez picks her and her siblings up from school.
—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2024
It’s formulated with plenty of caffeine to de-puff tired bags, peptides to improve the appearance of dark circles, and other skin-friendly ingredients to reduce those pesky signs of long travel days by leaving you fresh, energized, and refreshed.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
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“Tired.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tired. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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tired
adjective
: drained of strength and energy : fatigued often to the point of exhaustion
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