PLAYED OUT Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of played out

as in tired

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness I'm just played out after the week I've had

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verb

past tense of play out

as in spent

to make complete use of we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal

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Recent Examples of played out

Adjective

The veteran surrendered only six home runs in his first 12 starts, but August has played out much differently. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026 Chief Justice John Roberts, in an order, stayed a federal district court judge’s injunction that had barred Trump from continuing construction while a lawsuit challenging the ballroom project played out. — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

Bernardino’s pickoff of Crow-Armstrong cost the Cubs a run with how the rest of the seventh played out. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 16 June 2026 First, this relationship has played out publicly during what were both Swift and Kelce’s most visible professional years. — Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 9 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for played out

Recent Examples of Synonyms for played out

Adjective

Pinterest says Gen Z and Millennials are putting their own spins on trends rather than copying them, a sign that visible under-eyes and lived-in finishes could outlast the tired girl label itself.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
The Republican president looks increasingly tired and running out of steam, has not introduced any major new initiatives and could see the political writing on the wall.

— Joe Battenfeld, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

While they’ve been spotted enjoying glitzy dinners and events in historic villas with friends in Saint-Tropez and Capri, really, the Clooneys have spent most of the summer at their home on Lake Como.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Aug. 2026
Instead, he’s spent August anxiously watching the orange skies from his house in the northern Nevada hills through two consecutive and adjacent wild-land fires, the Bug and Hawk Fires.

— Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of spent

Adjective

The offense was unproductive, the bullpen exhausted and starters gassed after several extra-inning games and three sticky games against the Cardinals.

— Charlotte Varnes, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Such weapons are proving increasingly difficult for Kyiv to shoot down, with supplies of US Patriot interceptors – one of the few systems capable of taking down ballistic missiles pretty much exhausted.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

Only later did doctors realize that the genetic material had probably come from a mushroom that the patient had consumed, and not from a pathogen.

— Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
Moisture is the biggest concern because damp tea bags can develop mold and should not be consumed.

— Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of consumed

Adjective

By late afternoon in the summer, the flowers are already tapped out, having used their energy for the day.

— Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 31 July 2026
For every compelling reason to believe the consumer is tapped out, there's an equally compelling reason to believe the opposite.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 2 July 2026

Definition of tapped out

Verb

Two lawyers can work identical hours in the same organization and experience their jobs in fundamentally different ways — one drained by constant conflict, another by lack of autonomy, another by isolation.

— Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
The song is a lesson about the importance of empathy drained of the feel-good reassurance that might let the listener off the hook.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of drained

Adjective

Chinese mega profits have almost been wiped out while production in Germany has become uneconomic.

— Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Marlena Sloss | Bloomberg | Getty Images For the better part of a year, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has been hearing that his company could get wiped out by AI.

— Jordan Novet, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of wiped out

Verb

Obviously, that’s a fair assumption if his ice time is meaningfully reduced, and the same goes for Draisaitl.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
The development comes as the global shipping industry contends with attacks around the Strait of Hormuz and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, higher energy prices, and sharply reduced traffic through some of the world’s most important maritime chokepoints.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026