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Synonyms for tire

  • verb
  • American English

Most common

wear out fatigue wear wear down bore weary exhaust

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Wear out

wear out, fatigue, wear, wear down, jade, fag out, poop, pall, outwear, irk, knock up dated, fag informal dated, harass dated

2. Bore — to bore

bore, weary, ennui

3. Exhaust

exhaust, play out, sap

Other

flag, tucker slang

Antonyms

refresh, invigorate, engross

All antonyms of tire →

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To bore.

  2. v. 2

    To become sleepy or weary.

  3. v. 3

    To make sleepy or weary.

Related words

Word family
tired tiresome tireless
Phrases
tire out spare tire flat tire all-season tire all-weather tire radial tire tire chain tire fire
Other spellings
tyre UK

Forms

Past participle
tired
e.g. tired → fatigued, weared, jaded, pooped…

Example sentences

  • wear It was cold last night, yet he didn't wear a coat.
  • outwear He hung his outwear in the entryway.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tirefalling
wearrising
outwearfalling

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

By length

3 letters
sap1, fag1, irk1
4 letters
wear1, flag1, bore1, jade1, poop1, pall1
5 letters
weary2, ennui3
6 letters
tucker2, harass2
7 letters
fatigue2, exhaust2, outwear

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (weary2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
fatiguer
Català
cansar