fatigued

adjective

fa·​tigued fə-ˈtēgd 

: drained of strength and energy : affected by fatigue

fatigued leg muscles

It occurred to her that the tourists all looked blowsy and fatigued because they were headed back east at the end of their vacations.

—Jim Harrison

We drank the Chardonnay boisterously; it seemed to ignite and rejuvenate our fatigued minds and bodies.

—Glen Martin

Synonyms

• all in
• aweary [archaic]
• beat
• beaten
• bleary
• burned-out
• burnt-out
• bushed
• dead
• done
• drained
• exhausted
• jaded
• knackered [British]
• limp
• logy
• loggy
• played out
• pooped [slang]
• prostrate
• spent
• tapped out
• tired
• tuckered (out)
• washed-out
• wearied
• weary
• wiped out
• worn
• worn-out

Examples of fatigued in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Millie, a fatigued mother of an infant, was ready for a nap. —Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024

Feeling fatigued makes exercising a challenge and may inhibit your ability to lose weight. —Weight Loss Advisors, Discover Magazine, 3 Apr. 2024

After all eight activities, the participants reported feeling less stressed, fatigued and depressed. —Aria Bendix, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2024

Months later, Sam was back in the emergency room, feeling foggy, hot, fatigued and blooming with bruises. —Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024

That person was involved in slaughtering poultry presumed to be infected, and later reported feeling fatigued. —Li Cohen, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2024

There was the close call caused by the fatigued controller, which occurred in April. —Sydney Ember, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2023

Obviously, guys a little fatigued, including myself, in the back-to-back, things like that. —Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024

In chronic diseases, such as HIV and hepatitis B, immune cells can become fatigued from frequent exposure to the pathogen and lose the ability to combat it effectively, Schober said. —Mira Cheng, CNN, 6 Mar. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1682, in the meaning defined above