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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Claude chatbot users are getting fed up with the recent rollout of new usage limits as Anthropic, the developer behind Claude, struggles to keep up with surging demand for its AI systems. Bruna Horvath, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026 Charlie, too, ultimately gets fed up with Emma and decides to cheat on her with his assistant (Hailey Benton Gates). Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026 Otzma Yehudit lawmaker Tzvika Foghel, who chairs the National Security Committee and advanced the bill through the committee under his leadership, told Fox News Digital that Israelis are fed up with policies of containment and compromise. Benjamin Weinthal , Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026 Many are fed up with the one-party political system, but debate what might replace it. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

fed up

adjective
: utterly worn-out and disgusted

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