SICK AND TIRED Synonyms: 70 Similar and Opposite Words

sick and tired

adjective

Definition of sick and tired

as in tired

having one's patience, interest, or pleasure exhausted was sick and tired of wasting her time at long, pointless meetings

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Recent Examples of sick and tired Are Americans truly sick and tired of their healthcare system? — Sally Pipes, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 And victims of an entire system that protected the rich, powerful elites, and that's what Americans are absolutely sick and tired of. — NBC news, 4 Jan. 2026 Paul Anthony Kelly puts in a good effort, and Sarah Pidgeon — by now probably sick and tired of crying her eyes out — commits to soap-opera levels of big emotion. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for sick and tired

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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

Adjective

After clearing logjams in the White House and House of Representatives, the legislation drew broad support in an election year where both parties are increasingly aware that voters have said they're fed up with the high cost of living.

— Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 24 June 2026
The longtime Detroiter is fed up – with the lack of police help to find the fraudster, as well as the court system.

— Donovan McCarty, The Conversation, 22 June 2026

Definition of fed up

Adjective

If a sick animal did end up at a slaughterhouse, the US Department of Agriculture’s thorough meat inspection system would very likely spot it, separate it from others and deem it US Suspect.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

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