burned-out

adjective

ˈbərnd-ˈau̇t 

ˈbərnt-ˈau̇t

variants or burnt-out

ˈbərnt-ˈau̇t 

1

: worn-out

also : exhausted

2

: destroyed by fire

a burned-out building

Synonyms

• all in
• aweary [archaic]
• beat
• beaten
• bleary
• bushed
• dead
• done
• drained
• exhausted
• fatigued
• jaded
• knackered [British]
• limp
• logy
• loggy
• played out
• pooped [slang]
• prostrate
• spent
• tapped out
• tired
• tuckered (out)
• washed-out
• wearied
• weary
• wiped out
• worn
• worn-out

Examples of burned-out in a Sentence

I'm feeling so burned-out that I can't wait for vacation

Recent Examples on the Web

Cut to six years later, and Deadpool is in the middle of a burned-out nowhere digging up Wolverine, who is now a mere skeleton. —Pete Hammond, Deadline, 23 July 2024

When the cure is worse than the affliction, when horses are physically and psychologically burned-out before their bodies are even fully mature, these animals are sending a powerful message that those in racing don’t want to hear. —Kathy Guillermo, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024

Drone video later showed cars littering a nearby road, some of them burned-out. —Anna Schecter, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2023

For months, Rahman had been urging the city to replace the broken and burned-out lights around the playground behind the center so children could play there in the evening. —Anant Gupta, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023

Detecting disconnection Stressed, burned-out or discouraged employees often are the first to look for a way to leave the company. —Danielle Abril, Washington Post, 7 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1816, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

burned-out

adjective

ˈbərnd-ˈau̇t,

ˈbərnt-

variants or burnt-out

ˈbərnt-

1

: worn-out sense 2

2

: destroyed by fire

a burned-out building