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overtired

overtired

2 3.4
Too sleepy to relax or fall asleep
  • adjective
  • /oʊvərˈtaɪərd/
translation icon : excesivamente cansado
  • After working late every night this week, I felt incredibly overtired and struggled to focus.

A little bit you know, I'm I'm overtired, I'm over committed.

Examples

  • Children can become overtired quickly if they don't get enough sleep during the day.

  • I'm overtired.

  • You are a little overtired, I think.

  • You have been working very hard, and you're overtired.

  • I sleep better when I'm well-rested than when I'm overtired.

    Blog text (4)
  • Fatigue: babies can become overtired and irritable.

    Academic text (2014)
  • Here was this lady handling five, all under six, and she didn't seem either overtired or frantic.

    Blog text (20)
  • You're just overtired, baby.

  • Honey, you're overtired.

  • You're both overtired.

    Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

tired
vsovertired
1.0

Needing rest or sleep because you have little energy

is much more severe and often prevents restful sleep
weary
vsovertired
129 3.2

Feeling very tired after hard work or long effort

is comparable but tends to stop rest or sleeping rather than just fatigue
exhausted
vsovertired
104 2.0

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

is similarly extreme but also makes resting or sleeping hard
burned-out
vsovertired
27 4.4

Very tired after doing too much work for a long time

overlaps but focuses more on immediate inability to rest or sleep
worn out
vsovertired
23 2.9

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is the same depletion that also often stops restful sleep
drowsy
vsovertired
22 2.7

Feeling sleepy and not fully awake, often because you are tired or bored

is stronger, causing rest or sleep to become difficult rather than likely
fatigued
vsovertired
13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is as drained but more likely to block restful sleep
bleary-eyed
vsovertired
5 5.3

Having eyes that look tired from not enough sleep

is broader, affecting whole body and often preventing restful sleep
dog-tired
vsovertired
  • Informal
3 6.4

Very tired after doing hard work for a long time

matches that exhaustion but adds difficulty in getting rest
totn
vsovertired
  • Slang
2 9.9

Feeling very tired and without energy

carries the same extreme sense but highlights disrupted sleep more
sleepyheaded
vsovertired
1 5.3

Very tired and unable to keep your eyes open

is more intense and often makes sleep at night difficult
bone-deep tired
vsovertired
8.2

Very tired all through your body so you can barely move

is equally deep but also prevents falling or staying asleep
overworn
vsovertired
6.1

Very tired because of too much work or travel

is similarly caused but emphasizes trouble sleeping or resting
tuckered
vsovertired
  • Informal
7.4

Very tired after a lot of activity or a long day

is like that physical exhaustion but also makes sleep difficult
deuced tired
vsovertired
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very tired and unable to do much

means the same extreme state but with added restlessness at night
as tired as HE-double-toothpicks
vsovertired
  • Informal
9.9

So tired you can hardly move

is equally extreme but usually stresses inability to sleep or rest
short on energy
vsovertired
3.5

Feeling tired and weak

is similar in low energy but more extreme and sleep disrupting

Antonyms

1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

How Tired

exhausted
104 2.0
overtired
2 3.4
tired
1.0
sleepy
142 1.0

Surface Forms

overtired positive

Morphology

overtired = tired (transparent) = over + tire + ed

The meaning is directly derived from the intensifying prefix 'over-' (excessively) applied to 'tired' (weary), which a B1 learner can reasonably infer.

Etymology

Overtired comes from the parts over- ('too much') and tired ('needing rest'), like in overwork or overcook. So to be overtired is to be extremely tired because you have done too much and not had enough rest.