fatigued

[fuh-teegd]

adjective

1. tired; wearied.

Other Word Forms

• unfatigued adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatigued¹

First recorded in 1785–95; fatigue + -ed ²

Synonym Study

See tired ¹.

Example Sentences

Raducanu looked fatigued as she recovered from three double faults to hold serve at the start of the second set.

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The circus is all a bit nauseating, and that’s the point: If we’re fatigued by just watching this spectacle, imagine living it.

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This was the third game in seven days for an unchanged City side who were fatigued, according to Guardiola.

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The then-45-year-old, an employee at the Martin Luther King Jr. Ambulatory Surgery Center, felt constantly fatigued with little appetite.

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The red zone can be seen where a player is in a state where they are fatigued and more at risk of injury through tiredness.

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Related Words

• exhausted 
• listless 
• weary 

When To Use

What does fatigued mean?

Fatigued means physically or mentally tired, as in The fatigued construction workers decided to finish work for the day. Fatigued is a synonym of words like tired, exhausted, and weary—all words to describe a person who is out of energy. Fatigued describes a state in which you desperately want to sleep or rest.Fatigued comes from the noun fatigue, which means weariness or lethargy.If you are unfatigued, you are not fatigued, that is, you have energy.Example: I took a nap after work because I was fatigued from unloading trucks all day.