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Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
tired (adjective)
1.
drained of strength and energy fatigued often to the point of exhaustion
2.
obviously worn by hard use - run-down
3.
- trite hackneyed
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
tired (adjective)
1.
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness
SYNONIMS:
all in, aweary, beat, beaten, bleary, burned-out ( burnt-out), bushed, dead, done, done in, drained, exhausted, fatigued, jaded, knackered, limp, logy ( loggy), played out, pooped, prostrate, spent, tapped out, tired, tuckered (out), washed-out, wearied, wiped out, worn, worn-out
RELATED WORDS:
overfatigued, overtaxed, overworked; broken-down, run-down; debilitated, enervate, enervated, enfeebled, sapped, weakened; drowsy, heavy, sleepy; lethargic, sluggish
NEAR ANTONYMS:
fresh, refreshed, rejuvenated, relaxed, rested, revitalized; active, energetic, invigorated, peppy, strengthened, strong, tireless, vitalized, weariless
unwearied
tired (adjective)
2.
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted
SYNONIMS:
bored, fed up, jaded, sick, sick and tired, tired, wearied
RELATED WORDS:
apathetic, disinterested, uninterested; glutted, sated, satiated, surfeited; dejected, demoralized, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited; beat, burned-out ( burnt-out), bushed, done in, drained, enervated, exhausted, fatigued, limp, played out, tuckered (out), worn-out; annoyed, exasperated, frustrated, irritated; disgusted, nauseated, repulsed; blasé ( blase), world-weary
NEAR ANTONYMS:
animated, energized, enlivened, excited, galvanized, invigorated, stimulated, vitalized; amused, entertained; beguiled, bewitched, captivated, charmed, enchanted, enthralled, fascinated, hypnotized, mesmerized; delighted, pleased, thrilled
absorbed, engaged, engrossed, interested, intrigued, rapt
tired (adjective)
3.
used or heard so often as to be dull
SYNONIMS:
banal, cliché ( cliche), clichéd, cobwebby, commonplace, hack, hackney, hackneyed, moth-eaten, musty, obligatory, shopworn, stereotyped, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn
RELATED WORDS:
twice-told; bromidic, platitudinal, platitudinous; canned, cardboard, conventional, cookie-cutter, derivative, imitative, ready-made, tried-and-true, unimaginative, uninspired, unoriginal; normal, ordinary, rote, routine, standard, stock, typical, usual; arid, barren, boring, colorless, drab, dreary, drudging, dry, dull, dusty, flat, heavy, ho-hum, humdrum, jading, jejune, leaden, mind-numbing, monotonous, numbing, old, pedantic, pedestrian, ponderous, prosaic, stodgy, stuffy, tame, tedious, tiresome, tiring, undramatic, uninteresting, vapid, wearisome, weary, wearying; old-fashioned, old hat
NEAR ANTONYMS:
animating, energizing, enlivening, exciting, galvanizing, invigorating, stimulating; absorbing, engaging, engrossing, gripping, interesting, intriguing, involving, riveting; atypical, extraordinary, strange, unaccustomed, uncommon, unfamiliar, unheard-of, unknown, unprecedented, unusual; pathbreaking, pioneering, trailblazing
fresh, new, novel, original, unclichéd, unhackneyed

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