washed-out

Questions about washed-out

What does washed-out mean?

washed-out means "drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in washed-out?

washed-out has 3 syllables: wa-she-d-out. The stress falls on "wa".

What is another word for washed-out?

Close synonyms include exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played out. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is washed-out a common word?

washed-out is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.