dog-tired

3 6.4

Very tired after doing hard work for a long time

adjective
/dɔgˈtaɪərd/

Informal

: agotado

I was dog tired and in no condition, especially with my bad wrist, to play the final round against my doubles partner the next day.

Get out of certain positions, be dead dog tired, sit down, get back up with a heart, my heart full and my my eyes open and my ears open.

Examples

The woman, Mae, 45, a dog-tired waitress, punches in the numbers and returns to her post behind the counter.

Fiction book (1993)
That's miles from here, and I'm dog-tired.

Rolling Thunder (1977)
I was dog tired and the horses were beat.

Fiction book (1999)
I was cleaning up the kitchen after a church gathering, and I was dog tired.

Blog text (16)
I'll take care of it as soon as I get a chance," Simon sounded dog tired.

Fiction book (1999)
The boys are dog-tired... - and there's no hurry now.

Tarzan and His Mate (1934)
I'm just dog tired.

She's Having a Baby (1988)
We're dog-tired.

On the Road (2012)
I'm dog-tired, really.

Little Sister (1992)
After the long hike up the mountain, I felt completely dog-tired and just wanted to rest.

Synonyms

weary

vsdog-tired

129 3.2

Feeling very tired after hard work or long effort

signals more extreme, complete exhaustion rather than general weariness

exhausted

vsdog-tired

104 2.0

Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy

is the informal way to say total physical exhaustion

burned-out

vsdog-tired

27 4.4

Very tired after doing too much work for a long time

is a strong everyday way to say complete exhaustion

all in

vsdog-tired

27 5.4

Very tired and cannot do anything

is the more vivid, slightly humorous way to say the same

worn out

vsdog-tired

23 2.9

Feeling very tired and having no energy

emphasizes sheer exhaustion without implying loss of usefulness

fatigued

vsdog-tired

13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is a plain, stronger phrase for total depletion

played out

vsdog-tired

Informal

10 6.7

Very tired or no longer interesting because people use it too much

focuses instead on sheer complete tiredness, not loss of interest

gone

vsdog-tired

Informal

9 7.4

Extremely tired with no energy

is more standard and less slangy for full exhaustion

knackered

vsdog-tired

3 8.5

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is similar but slightly more neutral and widely used

overtired

vsdog-tired

2 3.4

Too sleepy to relax or fall asleep

describes pure extreme fatigue without the sleeping difficulty aspect

washed-out

vsdog-tired

Informal

1 5.1

Being very tired and without energy

means full exhaustion rather than merely reduced vitality

bushed

vsdog-tired

Informal

1 8.2

Feeling very tired after a long time of hard work or activity

is a direct way to say wholly exhausted without slangy tone

fagged

vsdog-tired

1 9.0

Feeling very tired and without energy

is a common, stronger way to signal complete energy loss

aweary

vsdog-tired

Archaic

1 9.9

Very tired in both body and mind from long trouble or hard work

is the modern everyday phrasing for the same deep fatigue

overworn

vsdog-tired

6.1

Very tired because of too much work or travel

expresses the same extreme fatigue without mentioning causes

worn-out

vsdog-tired

2.4

A person who is very tired and needs rest after hard work

focuses only on feeling utterly exhausted rather than usefulness

spent

vsdog-tired

3.5

Very tired and with no energy left

conveys the same emptiness but in everyday informal speech

wearied

vsdog-tired

3.4

Feeling very tired after hard physical or mental effort

expresses the same deep fatigue in a more colloquial way

bone-deep tired

vsdog-tired

8.2

Very tired all through your body so you can barely move

is a common, plain expression for total tiredness without imagery

perishingly tired

vsdog-tired

Informal

7.9

Very low on energy and unable to do much

says the same idea in simple everyday language

as tired as HE-double-toothpicks

vsdog-tired

Informal

9.9

So tired you can hardly move

is the straightforward expression for complete exhaustion without humor

deuced tired

vsdog-tired

Archaic

9.9

Feeling very tired and unable to do much

is the plain description of being completely worn out

tuckered

vsdog-tired

Informal

7.4

Very tired after a lot of activity or a long day

covers extreme exhaustion from any cause, not only activity

kaputt

vsdog-tired

Informal

9.0

Very tired after hard work

is the regular expression for total exhaustion without foreign flavor

whooped

vsdog-tired

Informal

6.0

Feeling very tired after physical effort

is broader, applying to extreme exhaustion from any cause

Antonyms

energetic

93 1.6

Full of energy and active

refreshed

1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

How Tired

exhausted

104 2.0

dog-tired

Informal

3 6.4

weary

129 3.2

tired

∞ 1.0

rested

1.0

Surface Forms

dog-tired positive

Morphology

dog-tired = dog + tired (semi-transparent) = dog + tired

The element 'tired' gives the core meaning and is obvious, but 'dog-' functions as an idiomatic intensifier rather than a literal reference to the animal.

Etymology

Dog-tired comes from comparing you to a dog that has worked or run all day. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'as tired as a dog', which is why dog-tired means 'completely exhausted'.