Synonyms for fatigue
fəˈtigfa·tigue

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1. fatigue

   To tire is to reduce strength in any degree by exertion; one may be tired just enough to make rest pleasant, or even unconsciously tired, becoming aware of the fact only when he ceases the exertion; or, on the other hand, he may be, according to the common phrase, "too tired to stir;" but for this extreme condition the stronger words are commonly used. One who is fatigued suffers from a conscious and painful lack of strength as the result of some overtaxing; an invalid may be fatigued with very slight exertion; when one is wearied, the painful lack of strength is the result of long-continued demand or strain; one is exhausted when the strain has been so severe and continuous as utterly to consume the strength, so that further exertion is for the time impossible. One is fagged by drudgery; he is jaded by incessant repetition of the same act until it becomes increasingly difficult or well-nigh impossible; as, a horse is jaded by a long and unbroken journey.

   Synonyms:
   exhaust, fag, harass, jade, tire, wear out, weary

   Antonyms:
   invigorate, recreate, refresh, relax, relieve, repose, rest, restore

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. fatiguenoun

   Synonyms:
   weariness, languor, enervation, exhaustion, lassitude

   Antonyms:
   freshness, vigor, activity, indefatigability

2. fatigueverb

   Synonyms:
   harass, weary, tire, jade

   Antonyms:
   inspirit, refresh, animate, enliven

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

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, weariness, tiredness

2. fatiguenoun

   used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress

   "metal fatigue"

   Synonyms:
   fatigue duty, weariness, tiredness

3. fatiguenoun

   (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something

   "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue"

   Synonyms:
   fatigue duty, weariness, tiredness

4. fatigue duty, fatigueverb

   labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)

   "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"

   Synonyms:
   fatigue duty, weariness, tiredness

5. tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jadeverb

   lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

   "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"

   Synonyms:
   weary, dull, play out, wear upon, bore, pall, wear, cloy, frighten away, scare, run down, scare off, frighten off, exhaust, tire, wear out, sap, fag out, die, become flat, outwear, scare away, daunt, tire out, wear down, dash, jade

6. tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigueverb

   exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

   "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

   Synonyms:
   wear thin, exhaust, toil, play out, grind, dig, hold out, moil, tire, don, put on, endure, wear out, bore, pall, have on, assume, weary, break, fall apart, jade, tire out, wear upon, get into, bust, travail, drudge, labour, wear off, run down, outwear, wear down, sap, labor, fag out, wear, bear

Matched Categories

1. • Boredom
   • Failing
   • Temporary State

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dysania

   when you tired.

   i always had dysania when i'm going to school.

   Submitted by rinat on November 2, 2015  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fatiguenoun

   Synonyms:
   weariness, lassitude, exhaustion

2. fatiguenoun

   Synonyms:
   labor, toil, hardship

3. fatiguenoun

   Synonyms:
   (Mil.) extra duty (distinct from that of arms)

4. fatigueverb

   Synonyms:
   tire, weary, exhaust, jade

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. fatiguenoun

   Synonyms:
   weariness, lassitude, languor, exhaustion

2. fatigueverb

   Synonyms:
   weary, tire, jade, exhaust, fag, bore

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "fatigue":

   tiredness, weariness, tired, overtiredness, exhaustion, strain, weary

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How to use fatigue in a sentence?

1. Yitz Dekel:

   We had, especially for my wife, some dizziness, then in my case inexplicable fatigue. And my neighbors, some in ill health, had major coughing and irritation in the eyes and throat. Some had nose bleeding.

2. Cameron Munter:

   There is great ‘Pakistan fatigue’ in Washington, not only have the last dozen years been very difficult, but other challenges - from Syria to Ukraine to Iran, to name a few - demand our attention.

3. Ron Tipton:

   Approximately 15,000 people have completed the trail, the reasons they don't complete the trail vary from injury, fatigue and I'd say the most common reason is they don't realize how hard it is and they aren't ready for the experience.

4. Jeff Smith:

   You can see the stress in people’s faces and in their body language. It’s just a lot for people to carry around, just the fatigue of our staff can affect quality of care. I’ve been encouraged we’ve been able to keep the quality of care high.

5. Ross Mayfield:

   That is concerning, the consumer is by all accounts in an extremely strong position but there is this kind of COVID fatigue that is really starting to wear on people’s sentiment, regardless of lockdown or full reopen, the consumer is healthy enough to spend and kind of keep the economy afloat, it will be different names and different sectors that become the beneficiaries of it.