worn out

Questions about worn out

What does worn out mean?

worn out means "drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted".

What is another word for worn 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 worn out a common word?

worn out is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.