AWEARY Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

aweary

adjective

ə-ˈwir-ē

Definition of aweary

archaic

as in tired

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness the famous lament of Tennyson's Mariana: "I am aweary … I would that I were dead!"

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Getting camera-ready Crawford never tired of redecorating her house throughout her 26 years there and had a long collaborative relationship with decorator William Haines.

— Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
As such, the group designed this high-tech salve to revive tired skin on a cellular level, but also with a little mood boost.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of tired

Adjective

If a year in, the founder is still in every meeting and the new hire is the most exhausted person in the building, the company did not hire an operator.

— Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
That loaded the bases, and Christian Yelich then greeted an exhausted Yamamoto with a two-run single.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Adjective

From $4 gas and 7% mortgage rates to surging airfares, the Iran war is significantly raising the cost of living for inflation-weary consumers ahead of the midterm elections.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Popular at American Chinese or Cajun-style Chinese restaurants, the sticky-sweet chicken is the utter definition of delicious, luring weary shoppers into food courts to find refuge from the bubblegum pink sweatpants and ripped denim.

— Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026

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