PLAYED OUT Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of played out

as in tired

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness I'm just played out after the week I've had

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verb

past tense of play out

as in spent

to make complete use of we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal

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Recent Examples of played out

Adjective

The veteran surrendered only six home runs in his first 12 starts, but August has played out much differently. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Chief Justice John Roberts, in an order, stayed a federal district court judge’s injunction that had barred Trump from continuing construction while a lawsuit challenging the ballroom project played out. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

Bernardino’s pickoff of Crow-Armstrong cost the Cubs a run with how the rest of the seventh played out. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 First, this relationship has played out publicly during what were both Swift and Kelce’s most visible professional years. — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for played out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for played out

Adjective

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

Verb

Steinem spent 11 days working undercover as a bunny in Manhattan's Playboy Club and documenting her experience.

— Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Steinem spent her final years continuing to write, her representatives noted Thursday, including her forthcoming book An Unexpected Life.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of spent

Verb

Participants are each given half a watermelon to eat in a specified time period, and they must be consumed down to the rind.

— Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The world of journalism was consumed this week by a debate over whether The Wall Street Journal should have published an opinion piece that was written with the help of artificial intelligence.

— Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of consumed

Adjective

Bryan Danielson was more excited about McGuinness reaching the ropes than most of Wembley Stadium, but Nigel ultimately tapped out.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
By late afternoon in the summer, the flowers are already tapped out, having used their energy for the day.

— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026

Definition of tapped out

Verb

The attackers used the IP addresses to host a smart contract that drained about $235,000 in bitcoin from people trying to visit the Celer Bridge cryptocurrency exchange.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026
In France, for example, officials have drained glacier lakes to head off potential flooding, Gagliardini says.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of drained

Adjective

Chinese mega profits have almost been wiped out while production in Germany has become uneconomic.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images For the better part of a year, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been hearing that his company could get wiped out by AI.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026