FED UP Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

fed up

adjective

Definition of fed up

as in tired

having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted fed up with the noise and bustle of the big city, the family decided to try country life

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Recent Examples of fed up Meanwhile, Rogen and Nanjiani manage to steal multiple scenes as the voices of the ladies’ cats Dio and GG, two sarcastic felines who are fed up with their burnout owners. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 12 Aug. 2026 After harboring his suspicions about McDonnell’s finances, Carroll was fed up and went to her father. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Crosby hit Cousins’ arm twice during a team period, and, after the second incident, the usually mild-mannered quarterback was fed up. — Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Whether magicians, thieves, or just fed up citizens, somebody has made an entire city’s worth of ALPRs vanish in the night. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fed up

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That was especially common among Group of 6 fans, who are tired of watching their best players and coaches getting poached by wealthier programs.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
As the fascination with Ernetti grows into something unhealthy, Béatrice subtly grows more tired, more distracted, more irritable and desperate for answers, small changes Sellier conveys with a smart sense of restraint.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of tired

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Eva Victor Eva Victor’s stupidly relatable, slice-of-life comedic sketches kept thousands of bored quarantiners and dry-humored netizens entertained during the pandemic.

— Jonathan Borge, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026
Millions of Americans rediscovered the sport during the time of social distancing, when vast, bored segments of the population yearned for outdoor activities.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of bored

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