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
Ecclestone believes that senior officials eventually got fed up with the power that Horner accumulated.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Once a promising student at the JAA training academy, Slur became fed up with the organization and turned against it.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
The android, played by Alexander Skarsgård, is often fed up with humans and their illogical, self-defeating choices.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
But the couple has decided to hold off on returning while Trump is in office, fed up with the U.S. president’s talk about making Canada the 51st state.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 July 2025
Once a promising student at the JAA training academy, Slur became fed up with the organization and turned against it.
—Allison Degrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025
The android, played by Alexander Skarsgård, is often fed up with humans and their illogical, self-defeating choices.
—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
But the couple has decided to hold off on returning while Trump is in office, fed up with the U.S. president’s talk about making Canada the 51st state.
—Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 10 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
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Already, 47% of clinicians report that being tired has impacted their abilities to treat patients.—
Victoria Feng,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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His legs are going to be a little tired, as to be expected.—
Roderick Boone
Updated July 11,
Charlotte Observer,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Motivation and academic engagement are important factors in college mental health, because bored and intrinsically unmotivated students usually struggle with other concerns.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Tottenham fans could be forgiven for growing bored of Cristian Romero transfer speculation.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 July 2025
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By that point, however, the players were growing sick and tired of a wildly popular coach who had the full support of GM Bob Gainey, and team owner Tom Hicks.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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He’s got a base, but there are all these polls that show the youth are really sick and tired.—
Isaac Chotiner,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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“Fed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed%20up. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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