knackered
- adjective
- /ˈnæk.əd/
- UK
- She was so knackered that she fell asleep on the couch as soon as she got home.
- completely knackered
And I remember being on the phone and I was knackered.
- And I remember being on the phone and I was knackered.
- Should have spend in it with Natasha going to going to work, knackered going to gym, knackered going to university, falling asleep.
- This room that I'm in is a bloody tape is just stuff everywhere and I'm knackered.
Examples
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I've gotta go, I'm knackered.
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Well, I'm sitting at home feeling knackered from a weekend fishing with a couple of mates.
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And yeah, my body is knackered from the gym.
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Let's leave this studio because I am knackered and hungry.
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You go on top, though, 'cause I'm knackered.
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Well, as the British say, I'm knackered.
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I'm knackered, but I'm totally on a high.
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If you are somehow still reading this, I suspect you're probably knackered, too.
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I'm so knackered.
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Actually, I'm pretty knackered.
Synonyms
Needing rest or sleep because you have little energy
Feeling very tired after hard work or long effort
Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy
Very tired after doing too much work for a long time
Feeling very tired and having no energy
Very tired and stressed from too much work or worry
Feeling very tired and having no energy
Very tired and without energy
Very tired after doing hard work for a long time
Very tired after hard physical or mental work
Looking very tired because of too much work or worry
Feeling very tired and without energy
Being very tired and without energy
Very tired in both body and mind from long trouble or hard work
Very tired because of too much work or travel
Feeling very tired after hard physical or mental effort
A person who is very tired and needs rest after hard work
Feeling very tired after physical effort
Feeling very tired with no energy left
Very tired and without energy after hard work
Feeling very tired with no energy left
Feeling weak and tired as if you do not have energy
Feeling tired and weak
So tired you can hardly move
Very tired all through your body so you can barely move
Very low on energy and unable to do much
Very tired after hard work
Very tired after a lot of activity or a long day
Very tired after hard physical activity
Feeling very tired and unable to do much
Antonyms
How Tired
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Knackered comes from knacker, a person who took old, worn-out horses to be killed or used for parts, so being knackered means being 'used up' and very 'tired'.