wearied 1 of 2

adjective

1
as in tired
depleted in strength, energy, or freshness fell into bed wearied and desperate for sleep

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2
as in bored
having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted wearied by her son's endless excuses for not having cleaned his room

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wearied

2 of 2

verb

past tense of weary
1
as in drained
to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous these constant complaints are really wearying me

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2
as in exhausted
to use up all the physical energy of a whole day of hard physical labor had thoroughly wearied her

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Recent Examples of wearied
Verb
Maybe the modest size of tonight’s group wearied Nina. — Literary Hub, 2 Mar. 2026 Though their studio albums of the period all reached the top 20, the Dead were wearied by operating their own label, and Grateful Dead Records folded in late 1976. — Chris Morris, Variety, 10 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wearied
  1. tired
  2. bored
  3. exhausted
  4. weary
  5. wore
  6. killed
  7. drained
Adjective
  • Depredation occurs when a shark steals an angler’s catch off their line, and Florida’s fishers are tired of it.
    — Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Pugh is tired of seeing her mom suffer by no fault of her own.
    — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of tired
Adjective
  • Best Fourth of July Sale Toy Deals Longer days with no school are all fine and dandy until your kids start to get bored of their toys.
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 1 July 2026
  • Every minute that a kid sits bored in a classroom crushes their desire.
    — David Brooks, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of bored
Verb
  • Base editing was used for the first time in a 2022 clinical trial to modify the immune cells of a UK teenager after doctors exhausted all other options to treat her form of leukemia.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • As a retired New Jersey State Trooper, Bob exhausted all of his law enforcement resources.
    — Edie Peffley, NBC news, 8 July 2026
Definition of exhausted
Adjective
  • And ever since, ships full of travelers, weary from long journeys, have passed through the narrows, the winds of the Atlantic at their backs.
    — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
  • As America turns 250, the semiquincentennial feels like a dud — a far cry from 1976’s bicentennial blowout, when pop culture and communal celebrations united a weary nation.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of weary
Verb
  • French President Emmanuel Macron wore a pair of aviator sunglasses indoors again.
    — Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • While visiting Evelina London Children’s Hospital, the princess wore a breezy white shirt dress cinched with a black waist belt and finished with classic kitten heels.
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Definition of wore
Verb
  • Historians estimate that the North American epidemic killed at least 100,000 to 130,000 people over several years.
    — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Wednesday marked one year since an explosion at a Northern California fireworks facility killed seven workers and changed the lives of their families forever.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 2 July 2026
Definition of killed
Verb
  • No date has been announced, but USA TODAY asked the Department of the Interior and the White House when the pool would be drained and repairs would begin.
    — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Conwell drained a three on his first shot but then missed six in a row, before hitting another three late in the third quarter.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of drained

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