English Explanatory Dictionary

tired

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of tire
adj
  1. In need of some rest or sleep.
  2. Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.
  3. Overused, cliché.
  4. Old and worn.
  5. Played out, ineffectual; incompetent.
adj
  1. Alternative form of tyred.

Pronunciation

[ˈtaɪ̯əd] [ˈtɑjəd] En-uk-tired.ogg [ˈtajəd] [ˈtæ̞ːəd] [ˈtaɪ̯ɚd] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-tired.wav en-us-tired.ogg [ˈtaɪ̯(ə)ɹd] [ˈtəj(ə)ɹd]

Word forms

tired more tired tireder most tired tiredest

Synonyms

jaded exhausted fatigued languid bleareyed bleary bleary-eyed bone-tired bushed tired out spent wrecked drained dog-tired dog-weary forfairn forlagen forworn heavyeyed enervated out of gas played out run-down shattered shot sleepy stuffed tired washed out weariful weary whacked whipped worn worn out banjaxed beat buggered busted dead tired cream crackered done done in done up fagged out fried fucked gassed jiggered Kerry Packered knacked knackered nadgered pooped pooped out pumped shagged shagged out tuckered tuckered out

Related words

I am tired that tired feeling

Derived words

bone-tired born tired dead tired dog-tired I'm tired tired and emotional
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