burned-out

Examples

• All

• The one in the back burned out last night.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The kitchen light is grimy and dim due to the one bulb that's burned out in the overhead fixture.

  Fiction book (1999)

• But by the next day, it had burned out.

  The Green Inferno (2013)

• About half the core material's burned out.

  Lost in Space (1998)

• One of the buildings on the street is burned out, missing a front door.

  Fiction book (1999)

• But all the sensors up there are burned out.

  Sunshine (2007)

• The circuits must have burned out.

  Alien (1979)

• The second light bulb has burned out, so we can forget about it.

• A short circuit; all the sockets have burned out.

  Academic text (2011)

• The light in the kitchen has burned out, so we need to replace it before cooking again.

Synonyms

W

worn-out

vsburned-out

20 3.1

An object too old or damaged from heavy use to be useful

is about failure caused by excessive heat or friction rather than long use

S

scorched

vsburned-out

1 4.6

Burned and dried by strong heat such as fire or hot sun

is about device parts failing internally from heat or friction

B

burned

vsburned-out

1.0

Damaged by fire or very strong heat

is about devices failing because heat or friction damaged internal parts

Antonyms

O

operational

102 4.1

Working and ready to use, for example machines or systems

F

functional

81 3.2

Working correctly so it can be used

How Damaged

destroyed

2.8

burned-out

• Specialized

14 4.6

burned

1.0

scorched

1 4.6

singed

4 3.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology