Synonyms for weariness
weari·ness

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1. wearinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   fatigue, defatigation

2. wearinessnoun

   exhaustion, fatigue or tiredness

   Synonyms:
   fatigue, defatigation

3. wearinessnoun

   a lack of interest or excitement

   Synonyms:
   defatigation, fatigue

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1. weariness

   Synonyms:
   ennui, fatigue, labor, lassitude, toil, work

   Antonyms:
   amusement, cheer, delight, diversion, enjoyment, entertainment, frolic, fun, merriment, pastime, pleasure, recreation, sport

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1. fatigue, weariness, tirednessnoun

   temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

   "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"

   Synonyms:
   fatigue duty, tiredness, fatigue

Matched Categories

1. • Temporary State

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1. wearinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   fatigue, tedium, lassitude, exhaustion, prostration, languor, languidness, ENNUI

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1. wearinessnoun

   Synonyms:
   fatigue, lassitude, languor, exhaustion, ennui

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1. List of paraphrases for "weariness":

   fatigue, tiredness, overtiredness

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How to use weariness in a sentence?

1. Hiro Murai:

   There's sort of a world-weariness in both this season and the music video, they're both reactions to what's happening in the world.

2. David Boaz:

   From the end of the Bush years up through 2013 and '14, there was a war weariness that was permeating even Republicans.

3. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry:

   Commonly, people believe that defeat is characterized by a general bustle and a feverish rush. Bustle and rush are the signs of victory, not of defeat. Victory is a thing of action. It is a house in the act of being built. Every participant in victory sweats and puffs, carrying the stones for the building of the house. But defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom. And above all of futility.

4. John Ruskin:

   Every increased possession loads us with new weariness.

5. Chen Yixin:

   We must stay cautious, not be blindly optimistic and must not have war-weariness..., we should not reduce the vigilance against the epidemic and the requirements of prevention and control.