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
Many consumers have started to turn their backs on luxury goods; fed up with a lack of ingenuity, skyrocketing daily expenses, and arguably declining quality, shoppers are thinking twice before splurging on designer items.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Young people want better governance and are fed up with suffering from poor services and economies while their leaders get rich around them and inequality grows.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Registered emergency department nurse Sal Silva said that he and his colleagues are fed up with staffing levels that bleed into home life.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
One thing the shutdown has accomplished is to make the American people even more fed up with Capitol Hill than usual.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
Young people want better governance and are fed up with suffering from poor services and economies while their leaders get rich around them and inequality grows.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
Registered emergency department nurse Sal Silva said that he and his colleagues are fed up with staffing levels that bleed into home life.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Oct. 2025
One thing the shutdown has accomplished is to make the American people even more fed up with Capitol Hill than usual.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fed up
Adjective
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There isn’t an obvious replacement, but fans are tired and want something else.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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Her recipe is simple, elegant, and designed to keep the party going without anyone leaving jittery or tired.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The story centers around a bored master of Halloween hijinks named Jack Skellington, who wants to trade in spookiness for Santa Claus.—
Lisa Stardust,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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If this falls by the wayside, your pup may be bored or anxious.—
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
27 Oct. 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 Oct. 2025.
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