💤 No longer successful 🧼 Clean with water

washed

44 8.4

No longer effective or popular

adjective
/wɔʃt/

Offensive

: acabado

Nick Saban is washed, Joe Milro can't throw it.

Then he just said, Ah, Silva's washed, he's trash.

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Examples

And he's just been a bitter, washed up loser for years and years and years.
She used to be a vibrant artist, but now she seems washed and uninspired after the last exhibition.
So they have kind of like a washed, lived in sort of look.
So they have kind of like a washed, lived in sort of look.
And this is true washed up at the home of a lawyer whose firm is suing Boeing.
After years of trying to make it as an actor, he felt completely washed and decided to pursue a different career.
Once the trend passed, he realized that his style was now washed and no longer fashionable.

Synonyms

washed-up

vswashed

Offensive

16 6.5

No longer successful or popular after being famous

also covers unfashionable appearance, low energy, and being finished beyond fame

worn-out

vswashed

8 2.4

A person who is very tired and needs rest after hard work

applies more to people, careers, or trends losing power or appeal

washed-out

vswashed

Informal

5 5.1

Being very tired and without energy

tends to mean loss of status, style, or being finished rather than physical exhaustion

Antonyms

effective

∞ 3.1

Produces the intended result, for example a speech or medicine

energetic

88 1.6

Full of energy and active

fashionable

80 2.6

Popular now because it follows the current style

Compounds

water-washed

1 1.9

Made smooth by water, often by rain or waves

How Successful

renowned

112 4.1

successful

∞ 1.6

washed

Offensive

44 8.4

unsuccessful

75 2.9

Surface Forms

washed positive

Morphology

washed = wash (opaque) = wash + ed

Although formed from 'wash' + '-ed', this slang/idiomatic sense (from 'washed-up') is not derivable from the literal meaning 'to wash'.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the slang washed is to think of 'washed out', as if too much washing has taken away the colour or energy. That's why someone or something called washed can seem worn out, finished, or no longer effective.