FATIGUES Synonyms: 75 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of fatigue

as in sweats

very hard or unpleasant work although he had joined the army for action and adventure, much of his day seemed to be devoted to mindless fatigues

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fatigues

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fatigue

as in wears

to use up all the physical energy of the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them

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Recent Examples of fatigues

Noun

Dressed in fatigues on the play’s cavernous, military hangar-like set and sporting a slight Southern accent, Whitford’s Jessep feels a world away from Josh Lyman. — David MacK, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 Indeed, even after modern jeans were invented in the late 19th century, denim continued to be used to make such apparel as work jackets, prison uniforms, naval fatigues, and jumpsuits. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026 Spatola stepped out of fatigues and back on to the hardwood as an assistant coach for Duke basketball between 2007 and 2012. — David K. Li, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2026 But unlike actual fatigues, this is cut to drape just right in all the right places and is clean of any distressing and patches. — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026 His military officer's cap and saber rested on the coffin, which was flanked by men in fatigues. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026 Castro looked frail and thinner In his traditional olive-green fatigues, but was seen walking, standing and talking. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026 Cordell, a polite man wearing fatigues and a pained expression, sat nearby. — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026 Guard members, clearly distinguished by their military fatigues, have been seen throughout downtown Memphis on patrols and directing traffic during events. — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 July 2026

Verb

During perimenopause, as estrogen plummets, that production pathway goes into hyperdrive, which quickly fatigues the fibroblasts, cells in the connective tissue tasked with making collagen. — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 1 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fatigues

Noun

Shortly after, a heavyset man wearing gray sweats, white socks and black sandals and a black hooded sweatershirt exits the passenger-side door.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
The actress showed off the sleek layer’s versatility, pairing one style with cozy sweats at the airport and another with an elegant slip dress at Paris Fashion Week.

— Melony Forcier, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2026

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Among the terminated is a welder, Choi Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu), who wears a frown so implacable that it might have been etched in steel.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Doncic loves his two daughters — Gabriela, 2, and Olivia, 10 months — and wears their initials on his shoes during games.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of wears

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There’s a slickness to the carnage that rubs uncomfortably against the film’s humanist ethos, rendering artificial (for all Shen Teng’s trembling and mouth-contorting labors) the horrific tragedies that befall its characters.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
In these labors, Carson is akin to two other recent laureates, Jon Fosse and László Krasznahorkai, our foremost writers of holy fools.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of labors

Verb

That pretty much exhausts the points of agreement between the pro- and anti-Proposition 40 camps.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead of occupying both sides with large cooling vents, air enters toward the front of the station and exhausts through the rear.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausts

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The Max 10's certification represents another milestone in Boeing's efforts to restore its reputation and financial footing after years of safety, quality and production challenges.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026
But complicating the government's efforts to bring the French deficit under control are widespread protests that have turned increasingly violent since starting as a Parisian student movement last month.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of efforts

Verb

In the end, Matt kills everybody who wronged him (plus several innocent people), and is forced to live as a reclusive mud monster in the sewers.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Crime, courts and policing A man kills his teenage ex-girlfriend in Arcadia and then shoots himself.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of kills

Noun

The couple took pains to preserve historical details like the house's original wooden shutters.

— Sophie Caldwell,Valentina Duarte, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
Nearly every single recipe from the Fizz’s golden age takes pains to specify that it should be made very cold, served without ice, and consumed immediately after delivery, an instruction that may seem pedantic but is nonetheless ubiquitous.

— Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of pains

Verb

While the concept has always had Fox shocks, it was first seen with Maxxis rubber, and subsequently with Schwalbe Tacky Chan downhill tires on DT Swiss wheels last year.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026
More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs.

— Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026

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