different between exhausted vs tired

English

Etymology

From exhaust +? -ed.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???z?st?d/
• (Canada, cot–caught merger) IPA^(key): /???z?st?d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???z??st?d/

Adjective

exhausted (comparative more exhausted, superlative most exhausted)

1. Very tired; in a state of exhaustion.

   The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.

2. Depleted of resources.

   The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted.

3. (sciences, now historical) Emptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.
   • 1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford 2008, p. 839:

     A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:fatigued or Thesaurus:depleted

Derived terms

• exhaustipated
• exhaustedly
• exhaustedness

Translations

Verb

exhausted

1. simple past tense and past participle of exhaust

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ta??d/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ta??d/
• Rhymes: -a??(?)d

Verb

tired

1. simple past tense and past participle of tire

Adjective

tired (comparative more tired or tireder, superlative most tired or tiredest)

1. In need of some rest or sleep.
2. Fed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.

   I'm tired of this

3. Overused, cliché.

   a tired song

4. (slang, African-American Vernacular) ineffectual; incompetent

Usage notes

• Adverbs often applied to "tired": physically, mentally, emotionally.

Synonyms

• (in need of rest): exhausted, fatigued, languid; See also Thesaurus:fatigued
• (in need of sleep): sleepy; See also Thesaurus:sleepy
• (fed up): See also Thesaurus:annoyed
• (overused): See also Thesaurus:hackneyed

Translations

See also

• I am tired
• sick and tired
• that tired feeling

Anagrams

• drite, tride, tried