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tired of

tired of

∞ 1.9
Bored or annoyed because you have had enough of something that keeps happening
  • idiom
translation icon : estar harto de
  • I am tired of hearing the same excuses every time.
  • get tired of
  • grow tired of
  • become tired of

And in fact, I've grown tired of the idea of sense making.

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Examples

  • Do you ever get just tired of being funny?

  • How many of you are tired of small talk?

    Evan Carmichael

  • I think, you know, I think people are tired of the fighting.

  • We're just so tired of seeing the same thing, people.

  • Did you finally get tired of being alone all the time?

    The Killer (2024)

  • Like I'm tired of trying to be successful.

    Anything Goes With James English

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

    Academic text (1992)

  • Because people are, I think, tired of this PG sort of era.

  • Aren't you tired of fighting?

    Thunderbolts* (2025)

  • Aren't you tired of being under their thumb?

    Erzulie (2022)

Synonyms

sick
vstired of
∞ 6.3

Feeling very upset and disgusted because of worry or jealousy

is mainly about boredom or annoyance from overuse rather than other emotions
sick of
vstired of
  • Informal
522 5.8

Tired of something because you have had too much of it

is the general feeling of boredom or annoyance from too much
bored
vstired of
353 1.0

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

is more about annoyance than simple lack of interest
fed up
vstired of
  • Informal
121 3.6

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

is about being bored or annoyed because it has lasted too long
sick and tired
vstired of
  • Informal
117 5.3

Feeling very annoyed because you have had too much of something

is the basic feeling of boredom or annoyance without full exhaustion
fed up with
vstired of
  • Informal
83 3.9

Feeling annoyed or bored because something has gone on too long

is a general bored or annoyed reaction to prolonged experience
jaded
vstired of
40 6.3

Feeling bored and tired after doing or seeing something too often

focuses on being bored or annoyed mainly because of overfamiliarity
bored out of one's mind
vstired of
  • Informal
4 6.1

Feeling very uninterested and restless because nothing holds your attention

is the general bored or annoyed feeling from repeated exposure
browned off
vstired of
  • UK
1 8.9

Annoyed and fed up after repeated problems or long delays

is the general bored or annoyed feeling without specific causes mentioned

Antonyms

interested
∞ 1.0

Wanting to learn more about something

enthusiastic
175 2.7

Very excited and interested in something

How Bored

sick of
  • Informal
522 5.8
fed up
  • Informal
121 3.6
tired of
∞ 1.9
bored
353 1.0

Surface Forms

tired of positive

Morphology

tired + of

The adjective 'tired' (weary or fed up) combined with the preposition 'of' straightforwardly marks the cause or target of that state, so 'tired of X' is compositionally derived as 'fed up with X'. This pattern is common cross-linguistically (e.g., Spanish 'cansado de'), so an average B1 learner who knows the constituents will typically infer the meaning.

Etymology

Tired of comes from the simple image of being physically tired after too much of something, like carrying a heavy load or doing the same task again and again, which wears you down. So, to be tired of something means you feel 'bored or annoyed' and have 'had enough'.