tired

/ˈtaɪərd/

/ˈtaɪəd/

Other forms: tireder; tiredest

If you're tired, you should get some rest. If you're tired of being tired, you might need to eat better and exercise more. If you're tired of being told what to do, you should stop asking for advice.

Tired can also mean that something is old news, or worn out to the point where people don't want to hear it anymore. Although you still find them funny, your co-workers think your impressions of your favorite cartoon characters are pretty tired.

Definitions of tired

1. adjective

   depleted of strength or energy
   “tired mothers with crying babies”

   “too tired to eat”

   synonyms:

   all in, beat, bushed, dead

   very tired

   aweary, weary

   physically and mentally fatigued

   blear, blear-eyed, bleary, bleary-eyed

   tired to the point of exhaustion

   bored, world-weary

   tired of the world

   burned-out, burnt-out

   exhausted as a result of longtime stress

   careworn, drawn, haggard, raddled, worn

   showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

   drooping, flagging

   weak from exhaustion

   dog-tired, exhausted, fagged, fatigued, played out, spent, washed-out, worn out, worn-out

   drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

   footsore

   having sore or tired feet

   jaded, wearied

   exhausted

   drained, knackered

   very tired

   ragged

   worn out from stress or strain

   travel-worn

   tired by travel

   unrefreshed, unrested

   not rested or refreshed;

   whacked

   (British informal) exhausted or worn out

   antonyms:

   rested

   not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing

   lively

   full of life and energy

   fresh, invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated

   having restored energy

   untired, unwearied, unweary

   with unreduced energy
2. adjective

   repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
   synonyms: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, trite, well-worn

   unoriginal

   not original; not being or productive of something fresh and unusual