overtired

Examples

• All

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

• I'm overtired.

  People I Know (2002)

• You are a little overtired, I think.

  Random Harvest (1942)

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

  Anastasia (1956)

• 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.

  Late Night with the Devil (2024)

• Honey, you're overtired.

  The Woman in Red (1984)

• You're both overtired.

  Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

T

tired

vsovertired

∞ 1.0

Needing rest or sleep because you have little energy

is much more severe and often prevents restful sleep

E

exhausted

vsovertired

272 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

W

weary

vsovertired

126 3.2

Feeling very tired after hard work or long effort

is comparable but tends to stop rest or sleeping rather than just fatigue

B

burned-out

vsovertired

62 4.4

Very tired after doing too much work for a long time

overlaps but focuses more on immediate inability to rest or sleep

W

worn out

vsovertired

46 2.9

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is the same depletion that also often stops restful sleep

F

fatigued

vsovertired

23 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is as drained but more likely to block restful sleep

D

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

B

bleary-eyed

vsovertired

6 5.3

Having eyes that look tired from not enough sleep

is broader, affecting whole body and often preventing restful sleep

T

tuckered

vsovertired

• Informal

5 7.4

Very tired after a lot of activity or a long day

is like that physical exhaustion but also makes sleep difficult

D

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

T

totn

vsovertired

• Slang

1 9.9

Feeling very tired and without energy

carries the same extreme sense but highlights disrupted sleep more

S

sleepyheaded

vsovertired

1 5.3

Very tired and unable to keep your eyes open

is more intense and often makes sleep at night difficult

S

short on energy

vsovertired

1 3.5

Feeling tired and weak

is similar in low energy but more extreme and sleep disrupting

B

bone-deep tired

vsovertired

1 8.2

Very tired all through your body so you can barely move

is equally deep but also prevents falling or staying asleep

O

overworn

vsovertired

6.1

Very tired because of too much work or travel

is similarly caused but emphasizes trouble sleeping or resting

D

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

A

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

Antonyms

R

refreshed

23 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

How Tired

exhausted

272 2.0

overtired

5 3.4

tired

∞ 1.0

sleepy

116 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology