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tired

tired

1.0
Needing rest or sleep because you have little energy
  • adjective
  • /ˈtaɪərd/
translation icon : cansado
  • I'm just really tired from work.
  • get tired
  • feel tired
  • very tired

Because you look so tired and, well, fat.

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Examples

  • Ms. Kenya responded, "You are tired and want to go to sleep."

    Academic text (2013)
  • When I got to my own place, I felt tired enough to go back to bed.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I felt alone, I felt tired, I felt upset.

  • You must be tired from that long trip.

  • I came to London because I was tired of my job in Portugal.

    Academic text (1992)
  • But he was worn out from swimming and struggling, too tired to feel like talking much.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Oh my God, I'm so tired and I'm so hungry.

  • But I think Alicia is tired of it all, and she needs to rest.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Yet, nowadays she seemed extra tired in the mornings, reluctant to get out of bed.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • After working all day, I felt tired and ready for a good night's sleep.

Synonyms

sleepy
vstired
142 1.0

Feeling very tired and wanting to close your eyes

is a general need to rest which may or may not include sleepiness
weary
vstired
129 3.2

Feeling very tired after hard work or long effort

is the basic internal need to rest or sleep, not necessarily visible
exhausted
vstired
104 2.0

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

describes needing rest without necessarily being completely spent
worn out
vstired
23 2.9

Feeling very tired and having no energy

covers a normal need to rest rather than long depletion
drowsy
vstired
22 2.7

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

is broader, covering tiredness without necessarily wanting to sleep
lethargic
vstired
15 5.3

Being very tired and slow with little interest or energy

is specifically a need to rest or sleep rather than general passivity
fatigued
vstired
13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is a general need to rest or sleep rather than extreme depletion
knackered
vstired
  • UK
3 8.5

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is neutral and general rather than strongly informal or extreme
dog-tired
vstired
  • Informal
3 6.4

Very tired after doing hard work for a long time

is broader, covering ordinary need to rest or sleep
overtired
vstired
2 3.4

Too sleepy to relax or fall asleep

is the simple need to rest or sleep, not the paradox of restless exhaustion
unrefreshed
vstired
1 6.8

Not feeling rested or full of energy after sleep

is the immediate need to rest or sleep rather than failed recovery
sluggy
vstired
1 7.8

Feeling slow and without energy

is a need for rest or sleep rather than slowed movement
laggy
vstired
  • UK
1 6.8

Feeling slow and without energy after being tired or ill

is the more general sleepy or rested need, not travel related
sleepyheaded
vstired
1 5.3

Very tired and unable to keep your eyes open

is the regular feeling of needing rest not always near sleep
drained
vstired
3.4

Feeling very tired with no energy left

means feeling low on energy but not always fully emptied
bone-deep tired
vstired
8.2

Very tired all through your body so you can barely move

is a common feeling of needing rest, not necessarily deep depletion
knickered
vstired
  • UK
9.6

Very tired after hard physical activity

is the normal sense of needing rest rather than activity-specific exhaustion
perishingly tired
vstired
  • Informal
7.9

Very low on energy and unable to do much

is the basic feeling of needing rest without strong emphasis
deuced tired
vstired
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very tired and unable to do much

is a milder, ordinary need to rest or sleep
wearied
vstired
3.4

Feeling very tired after hard physical or mental effort

is a general need to rest that may not follow heavy effort
tuckered
vstired
  • Informal
7.4

Very tired after a lot of activity or a long day

is a general lack of energy not tied to specific activity
short on energy
vstired
3.5

Feeling tired and weak

is the temporary need to rest or sleep rather than ongoing low vitality

Antonyms

93 1.6

Full of energy and active

1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

1.0

Not tired after sleeping or taking a break

Idioms

1.9

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

sick and tired
  • Informal
117 5.3

Feeling very annoyed because you have had too much of something

a mite tired
  • Informal
1 7.7

A little tired and low on energy

So tired you can hardly move

Compounds

dog-tired
  • Informal
3 6.4

Very tired after doing hard work for a long time

Very tired all through your body so you can barely move

deuced tired
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very tired and unable to do much

7.9

Very low on energy and unable to do much

Feeling worn out and easily upset after stress

tired and emotional
  • Literature
9.9

Used to show someone is drunk without saying so, especially in British English

How Tired

exhausted
104 2.0
tired
1.0
weary
129 3.2
sleepy
142 1.0

Surface Forms

tired positive
tireder comparative
tiredest superlative

Morphology

tired = tire (transparent) = tire + ed

Formed regularly from the verb 'tire' with the adjectival/past-participial suffix '-ed', so the primary meaning 'feeling a need to rest' is easily derived.

Etymology

Tired comes from the old verb tire, which meant 'to wear out' or 'to pull'. So when you are tired you are 'worn out' and need rest.