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Synonym Chooser

How is the word tire distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of tire are exhaust, fatigue, jade, and weary. While all these words mean "to make or become unable or unwilling to continue," tire implies a draining of one's strength or patience.

the long ride tired us out

When can exhaust be used instead of tire?

While in some cases nearly identical to tire, exhaust implies complete draining of strength by hard exertion.

shoveling snow exhausted him

When might fatigue be a better fit than tire?

Although the words fatigue and tire have much in common, fatigue suggests great lassitude from excessive strain or undue effort.

fatigued by the day's chores

When is it sensible to use jade instead of tire?

The meanings of jade and tire largely overlap; however, jade suggests the loss of all freshness and eagerness.

appetites jaded by overindulgence

When could weary be used to replace tire?

The words weary and tire can be used in similar contexts, but weary stresses tiring until one is unable to endure more of the same thing.

wearied of the constant arguing

Examples Sentences

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Recent Examples of tire Neither man seemed to tire much as the rigorous fight went five rounds, but Yan never appeared to show any wilt. Brian Mazique, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024 Their arms don’t tire like a baseball pitcher’s, and their work isn’t as physically exhausting as offensive linemen or other positions. Chad Graff, The Athletic, 30 July 2024 With Ortiz in the mix that’s sufficient ammo in a large field, especially if the prospect of a duel between the top two horses winds up tiring those two out. Guy Martin, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024 The long, frustrating phone call had tired my mother out. Yukio Mishima, The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tire 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tire
Verb
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    Sarwant Singh, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • However, critics worry bringing minority parties into the majority tent weakens legislative scrutiny.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In a departure from the norm, Trump forwent a smile and instead bore a similar expression to his historic 2023 mug shot, which loyal MAGA followers later embraced as the symbol of a man who could not be taken down easily.
    Kyler Alvord, People.com, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The play on the field is boring with lots of strikeouts.
    Jim Bowden, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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  • Contrast this with the simplicity of the looks worn in the earlier years of the league.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Since the original 110-mile ribbon of the turnpike opened in 1957, workers have manned the tiny booths 24 hours a day to accept tolls -the last dozen years wearing those iconic retro Florida shirts.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Listen to this article The Chicago Bulls wasted a chance for some breathing room in the play-in standings Saturday night, losing to the Philadelphia 76ers 109-97 at the United Center.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025
  • For it is a law of nature that if a deathless copy is produced, waste must follow; and that waste from such copies results in the death of real, living nature.
    Maria Balaska, TIME, 25 Jan. 2025
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  • But this is a fanbase — and perhaps a team — wearied by near-misses.
    James McNicholas, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
  • His name was Michael Jackson, a fact that seemed to weary him greatly.
    Blair Braverman, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Dec. 2024
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  • Two of those teenagers, Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall, lay flat on their backs at full time, exhausted by yet another 90 minutes.
    Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
  • But the last of those emergency dollars are being exhausted this fiscal year and won’t be available to help in the next two-year state budget, which Lamont will propose to lawmakers on Feb. 5.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The surge in immigrants arriving in Colorado last year softened the enrollment decline in the state’s public schools, which for years have been losing students — and funding — as birth rates fall across the nation.
    Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Can a crispy chicken sandwich or a whisky cocktail soften the blow of existential despair?
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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  • Moments later, she was killed….This child lost his mother and father in mere seconds.
    Zeena Saifi, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Only after her fiancé was killed, Hart said, did her employer install a lock and door handle.
    Cathie Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025

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“Tire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tire. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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