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

As a regular user of Bom's site, Ms Watson acknowledged the good intentions behind the changes, but said her research - on the social impact of tech - showed that people are getting fatigued by change.

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The FAA didn’t immediately comment on whether controllers who called in fatigued would be eligible.

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The 40-year-old James acknowledged that his conditioning remained a problem — “Wind was low,” he said — but he played so much within himself that he never looked visibly fatigued.

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Ward sends his regrets, for he is not inclined to take a trip to England; he says he has traveled quite enough in his life and is utterly fatigued by it.

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Asked whether he thinks players are getting "fatigued" with the annual series, he says Black Ops 7 won't disappoint.

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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.