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jaded

jaded

40 6.3
Feeling bored and tired after doing or seeing something too often
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒeɪdɪd/
translation icon : hastiado
  • But the boy grew into a bitter and jaded man with no hope for the future.
  • even a jaded person

This guy's going to meet the crabby, irritated, angry, jaded, cynical version of you.

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Examples

  • It's all your years of waiting tables that have made you jaded, that's all.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • His long experience in the industry left him jaded about the excitement of new projects.

  • You may feel jaded and ask yourself, why should I be nice to anyone?

  • I think social media, like you mentioned earlier, has really kind of jaded people to follow others.

  • Some people in this business get jaded, because it's always the same awful stories.

  • More is required to impact a jaded adult than a child, for whom the world is relatively new.

    Academic text (2009)
  • I know of one young cop who has become jaded and is thinking of changing careers.

    Blog text (12)
  • I mean, maybe I'm just too jaded.

  • You are too young to be so jaded, Jace.

  • Like dating apps are killing romance and, and because of that, women are becoming really jaded and fed up.

Synonyms

tired of
vsjaded
1.9

Bored or annoyed because you have had enough of something that keeps happening

is a general state of lost enthusiasm from repeated exposure rather than simple annoyance
sick of
vsjaded
  • Informal
522 5.8

Tired of something because you have had too much of it

is general tiredness and lack of enthusiasm from long exposure rather than anger
bored
vsjaded
353 1.0

Feeling not interested and tired from doing the same thing too much

is caused specifically by overexposure and lasting tiredness rather than momentary boredom
fed up
vsjaded
  • Informal
121 3.6

Annoyed, bored, or tired because you have had too much of something

is tiredness and lack of interest caused by overexperience rather than only anger
fed up with
vsjaded
  • Informal
83 3.9

Feeling annoyed or bored because something has gone on too long

is broader tiredness and loss of enthusiasm from too much exposure
lethargic
vsjaded
15 5.3

Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy

is loss of interest after too much exposure rather than general physical slowness
uninspired
vsjaded
14 4.0

Not having new or interesting ideas

is emotional tiredness from repeated experience rather than only missing creativity
fatigued
vsjaded
13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is emotional lack of enthusiasm tied to repeated experience rather than mere energy loss
blasé
vsjaded
10 8.2

Not excited or interested because you see it many times

is tiredness and lack of enthusiasm from too much exposure, not just cool indifference
played out
vsjaded
  • Informal
10 6.7

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

is personal tiredness and lack of enthusiasm from too much experience rather than object exhaustion
unmotivated
vsjaded
8 4.4

Not feeling interest or energy to do something

is loss of enthusiasm specifically caused by too much past exposure rather than low drive
unenthusiastic
vsjaded
4 3.9

Not showing much interest or excitement

is a state caused by having too much of something, not a stable trait
world-weary
vsjaded
3 8.7

Feeling tired and bored with life after seeing too much

is a milder boredom from overexposure rather than deep world-weariness or disillusion
unenthused
vsjaded
  • Informal
1 5.3

Not showing excitement or interest

is specifically boredom and tiredness from long exposure rather than momentary disinterest
wearied
vsjaded
3.4

Feeling very tired after hard physical or mental effort

is mental or emotional lack of enthusiasm from too much experience rather than physical exhaustion
worn-out
vsjaded
2.4

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

is mainly emotional boredom from overexposure rather than physical unusability
unstimulated
vsjaded
5.4

Not feeling interested or excited to do things

is lack of enthusiasm tied to overexposure rather than simple absence of stimulation
unrejuvenated
vsjaded
8.6

Not feeling rested or refreshed after sleep

is lack of enthusiasm due to too much experience rather than simple absence of refreshment

Antonyms

1.0

Feeling very happy and eager about something

175 2.7

Very excited and interested in something

How Jaded

world-weary
3 8.7
weary
129 3.2
jaded
40 6.3
bored
353 1.0
uninterested
20 3.5

Surface Forms

jaded positive

Etymology

Jaded comes from the old word jade, which meant a tired or worn-out horse, so to be jaded is to feel 'tired' or bored after you have had too much of something.