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Synonym Chooser

How is the word tire distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of tire are exhaust, fatigue, jade, and weary. While all these words mean "to make or become unable or unwilling to continue," tire implies a draining of one's strength or patience.

the long ride tired us out

When can exhaust be used instead of tire?

While in some cases nearly identical to tire, exhaust implies complete draining of strength by hard exertion.

shoveling snow exhausted him

When might fatigue be a better fit than tire?

Although the words fatigue and tire have much in common, fatigue suggests great lassitude from excessive strain or undue effort.

fatigued by the day's chores

When is it sensible to use jade instead of tire?

The meanings of jade and tire largely overlap; however, jade suggests the loss of all freshness and eagerness.

appetites jaded by overindulgence

When could weary be used to replace tire?

The words weary and tire can be used in similar contexts, but weary stresses tiring until one is unable to endure more of the same thing.

wearied of the constant arguing

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tire During the first few weeks after surgery, your eyelids are likely to tire faster than usual. Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 14 June 2025 But a one out error in the seventh gave Mater Dei an opening as Manning began to tire. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025 Incoming waves in rapid succession can tire even an experienced swimmer quickly. Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025 The bucket full of cleaning products includes glass cleaning wipes, an interior detailer spray, a car wash and wax for the exterior, wheel and tire cleaner and microfiber cleaning cloths. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tire
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tire
Verb
  • Also in the Pacific, Tropical Depression Iona, over 1,400 miles west of Honolulu, continued weakening as it was expected to cross the International Date Line on Saturday, according to a hurricane center advisory.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Secondly, personal consumption expenditures are weakening, according to Pantheon Macroeconomics’ Samuel Tombs and Oliver Allen.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Traditional charity films often swing between two extremes: earnestness that bores or sensationalism that exploits.
    Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
  • There’s a reason the Chiefs’ offense has put so much time and effort into it, rather than throw up their hands after last year’s time and effort bore little fruit.
    Sam McDowell Updated July 25, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Verb
  • For her first walk down the aisle, Mel B wore a custom ivory gown designed by Josephine Scott.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • But their sticky melodies and hooks always wore the touch of pop, too.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 3 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Update your profile headline to include your target client Your LinkedIn headline is so important and most people waste on job titles.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • Whole departments can get stuck defending past decisions because admitting a mistake feels worse than wasting more money.
    JJ Rosen, The Tennessean, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Breaking up the wearying journey, devotees gather for outbreaks of extravagant revelry – ground-shaking music and dancing fueled by devotion, ganja and alcohol, as befits in their eyes Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and renewal, to whom the festival is dedicated.
    Aishwarya S. Iyer, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
  • Indeed, its scale and sprawl feel sensitively suited to a story expressly about the wearying duration and day-by-day pace of the recovery process, as well as a pointed rejoinder to industry conventions regarding which stories generally get to take up this much space.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • Ferrell, who contended that their father wanted to be cremated, ultimately agreed to a settlement, reportedly after exhausting nearly $100,000 in legal fees and running out of funds to continue the fight.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 July 2025
  • The goal is to exhaust the activist organization’s resources and force them to shut down.
    Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
Verb
  • On the campaign trail, the president spent time courting faith leaders throughout the country, often refusing to soften his language in those venues as well.
    Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 14 July 2025
  • By then, Trump had softened his tariff stance and the markets had rebounded accordingly.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The man accused of pulling the trigger in a Christmas Day shooting that killed two Milwaukee teenagers is no longer on the run.
    Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
  • The push for tools to address overdoses has taken on more urgency as deaths from synthetic opioids have skyrocketed in Texas and across the U.S. Fentanyl was identified as the likely cause of a surge of 79 overdoses in Austin last spring, which killed nine people.
    Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 23 July 2025

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“Tire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tire. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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