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
When a rash of overdose deaths struck Toronto in the summer of 2017, activists were fed up.
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Ian Willms, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Alex had become part of the insurgency, fed up with the amount of political infighting that was preventing vital legislation from being passed.
—Max Gao, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
So far, his gambit appears to be working; a young generation of Saudis, fed up with the country’s outdated social restrictions, appreciate new measures to lift the ban on women driving, curb the power of the religious police, and allow men and women to mix in public.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments For those who are fed up with paying a premium for being partnerless, Zillow also calculated which major US cities have the lowest singles tax.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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Ian Willms, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Alex had become part of the insurgency, fed up with the amount of political infighting that was preventing vital legislation from being passed.
—Max Gao, Variety, 22 Feb. 2025
So far, his gambit appears to be working; a young generation of Saudis, fed up with the country’s outdated social restrictions, appreciate new measures to lift the ban on women driving, curb the power of the religious police, and allow men and women to mix in public.
—Marwan Muasher, Foreign Affairs, 21 Feb. 2025
Join 4 others in the comments View Comments For those who are fed up with paying a premium for being partnerless, Zillow also calculated which major US cities have the lowest singles tax.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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Markets grow tired of tariff changes U.S. stocks tumbled Thursday on tariff flip-flop fatigue.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
7 Mar. 2025
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Sleep deprivation comes with real costs Chronic sleep deprivation does more than leave people tired.—
Joanna Fong-Isariyawongse,
The Conversation,
7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Terry Hall’s voice was crucial; his vocals were often recorded in two separate takes, one bored and one angry, which were then mixed together.—
Ian Penman,
Harper's Magazine,
19 Feb. 2025
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And in another filmed short, original cast member Laraine Newman’s nostalgic return to Studio 8H was accompanied by Pete Davidson’s bored, dim Chad.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
17 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Are Americans truly sick and tired of their healthcare system?—
Sally Pipes,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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It’s been a bit, and after a successful defense, Dr. Allen is somehow not sick and tired of robots and answered a bunch of our questions about quadrotors, swords, and why mixing them is such a great idea.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 May 2016
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“Fed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fed%20up. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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