Synonyms for weary
- adjective
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Tired — having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued
tired, fatigued, exhausted, dog-tired, jaded, languid, worn, sick, spent, weak, sleepy, bleary-eyed, bleary, beat US, heavy, run-down, washed-out, drained, shattered UK, played out, pooped, pumped
2. Wearisome — causing weariness; tiresome
wearisome, tiresome, tedious, drudgerous US, dull
Other
aweary formal
Verb
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; tired; fatigued.
A weary traveller knocked at the door.
- adj. 2
Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted; tired; sick.
soldiers weary of marching, or of confinement; I grew weary of studying and left the library.
- adj. 3
Expressive of fatigue.
He gave me a weary smile.
- v. 1
To make or to become weary.
Forms
- Past participle
- wearied
e.g. wearied → fatigued, tired, jaded, weared…
Example sentences
- tired I'm getting tired of driving on this winding road.
- exhausted Although he was exhausted, he had to keep working.
- fatigued I am fatigued from their continual demands.
- tiresome I never, ever want to do that tiresome work again.
- wearisome The work required to investigate that is boring and wearisome.
By length
- 3 letters
- fag1, irk1
- 4 letters
- beat1, sick1, wear1, weak1, flag1, worn1, sink1, tire2, dull1, bore1, jade1, poop1, tyre1, pall1
- 5 letters
- spent1, heavy2, tired2, drawn1, jaded2, irked1
- 6 letters
- pumped1, sleepy2, harass2, pooped1, bleary2, aweary
- 7 letters
- fatigue2, exhaust2, drained1, tedious3, haggard2, languid2, outwear
- 8 letters
- tiresome3, fatigued2
- 9 letters
- exhausted3, shattered2, wearisome3
- 10 letters
- drudgerous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tire2 = 2 syllables).