fed up

adjective

Synonyms of fed upnext
: tired, sated, or disgusted beyond endurance

Examples of fed up in a Sentence

We've had one delay after another, and I'm starting to feel pretty fed up. fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life
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When Vance attended the annual Munich Security Conference as a first-term senator, in 2024, he got fed up with the European Union bureaucrats and took off early to reconnect with Dreher, who had come from Budapest, over beer and sausages. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026 One is Bruce Blasius, Trevor’s closest neighbor, who’s fed up with the impromptu suburban farm that’s sprouted up next door. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026 For six days, gay men and women, transgender people, bikers, street kids and others fed up with police harassment fought back. Michael Collins, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026 Meghan McCain is fed up with contemporary daytime talk shows. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fed up

Word History

First Known Use

1900, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of fed up was in 1900

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“Fed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fed%20up. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

Kids Definition

fed up

adjective
: utterly worn-out and disgusted

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