► tired feeling that you want to sleep or rest: · I was really tired the next day.· the tired faces of the children
► exhausted extremely tired: · I was exhausted after the long trip home.· He sat down, exhausted.· She immediately fell into an exhausted sleep.
► worn out [not before noun] very tired because you have been working hard: · With three small children to care for, she was always worn out.
► weary written tired because you have been travelling, worrying, or doing something for a long time: · weary travellers· a weary sigh· He looks tired and weary after 20 years in office.
► fatigued formal very tired: · They were too fatigued to continue with the climb.· Because of her illness, she often became fatigued.
► drained [not before noun] very tired and feeling as if all your energy has gone: · Afterwards, he felt drained, both physically and mentally.
► bushed/beat [not before noun] informal very tired: · I’m bushed. I think I’ll go to bed early.· I’m beat. I don’t think I’ll go for a run tonight.
► knackered British English, pooped American English [not before noun] informal very tired. Knackered is a very informal use – do not use it in polite conversation: · By the time I got home I was absolutely knackered.
► shattered [not before noun] British English informal extremely tired: · When I first started teaching, I came home shattered every night.
► dead spoken extremely tired, so that you cannot do anything but sleep: · I was absolutely dead by the time I got home.