tired

Needing sleep or rest because you have little energy left.

• I feel tired today.
• We were tired after the long walk.
• Are you too tired to drive?

How to use it: too tired to do something (I am too tired to cook.); tired from something (She was tired from working all day.)

Similar words: weary, exhausted

Opposites: rested, energetic

Common phrases: feel tired, too tired, tired after something

Annoyed or bored because something keeps happening or you have had too much of it.

• I am tired of this noise.
• She grew tired of waiting for him.
• Are you tired of eating the same food?

How to use it: tired of someone/something (I am tired of his excuses.); tired of doing something (She is tired of answering the same question.)

Similar words: fed up, sick

Common phrases: tired of something, tired of waiting, tired of someone

Used so often that it is no longer interesting or effective.

• That is a tired old joke.
• The film relies on tired ideas.
• She repeated the same tired excuse.

Similar words: stale, overused, hackneyed

Opposites: fresh, original

Common phrases: tired joke, tired excuse, tired phrase