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Synonyms for knackered

  • adjective

Most common

tired worn-out drained broken busted crocked

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Tired

tired, worn-out, drained, fagged out slang

2. Broken — broken, inoperative

broken, busted, stuffed

Other

crocked, powfagged UK, zonked slang, cream crackered slang UK

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Broken, inoperative.

  2. adj. 2

    Tired or exhausted.

Example sentences

  • tired I'm getting tired of driving on this winding road.
  • drained Angela was in the hospital to have a cyst drained.
  • broken He got his arm broken while he was playing soccer.
  • busted Mangesh was trying to steal a TV when he got busted.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
knackeredrising
tiredrising
drainedfalling
brokenrising
bustedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
tired2
6 letters
broken2, busted2, zonked
7 letters
stuffed1, drained1, crocked
9 letters
powfagged

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tired2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
claqué au sol