PLAYED OUT Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of played out

as in tired

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness I'm just played out after the week I've had

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verb

past tense of play out

as in spent

to make complete use of we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal

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Recent Examples of played out

Adjective

All of this played out against an increasingly poisonous political environment. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 July 2026 That’s played out across numerous collaborations over the last few decades, with pop culture-defining shoots lensed by Steven Klein and tours that followed costumed by the house. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026

Verb

The attention surrounding the case extended beyond the courtroom and often played out outside the Collin County courthouse. — Stepheny Price , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026 The most prominent example of this regulatory friction played out in South Africa with a gruelling, multi-year saga of Vodacom-Maziv deal. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for played out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for played out

Adjective

Depredation occurs when a shark steals an angler’s catch off their line, and Florida’s fishers are tired of it.

— Kairi Lowery, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Pugh is tired of seeing her mom suffer by no fault of her own.

— Bryant Reed, CBS News, 2 July 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

As internet rumors swirled that the couple would marry that day in Rhode Island, Swift and Kelce spent the evening in New York City instead.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 3 July 2026
While much of the source material comes from elsewhere, the cumulative mood is extremely personal to an artist who has spent his life helping the greats find true expression.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of spent

Adjective

While no special launch event has been announced, these popular toys will be available at participating restaurants until supplies are exhausted.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Historical evidence supports this portrayal to some extent, with exhausted monks leaving wry marginal notes.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

The last time stocks were this expensive, the Y2K bug consumed the world’s attention, Britney Spears topped the charts, and dot coms were about to crash.

— James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The group consumed a majority of the oxygen within tech, with shares of the hyperscalers that pay for all the hardware struggling in opposition.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Definition of consumed

Adjective

The same year, another, longer-running TV version focused on the story of survivors after an alien apocalypse that had wiped out most of the Earth's population.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026
Christian Pulisic even had a goal cruelly wiped out by the offside flag.

— Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

Definition of wiped out

Verb

But a 2021 law reduced his probationary term, and it was formally ended in November 2021.

— Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
The redesign reduced both size and weight while increasing transmit power, giving military units greater flexibility during deployments.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026