TIRES Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

tires

verb

present tense third-person singular of tire

as in weakens

to diminish the physical strength of I don't want our walk to tire you too much

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as in bores

to make weary and restless by being dull or monotonous this long dry lecture will tire the audience if you don't insert some jokes into it

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as in exhausts

to use up all the physical energy of this pentathlon will tire all but the hardiest athletes

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Recent Examples of tires More than 90% agreed or strongly agreed that scent work is enjoyable for dogs, tires them out and builds confidence in shy dogs. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 July 2026 Kenner said Thuja will only truly rest after a long session of training or searching, which tires out not only her body but also her brain. — Liz Teitz, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Mar. 2026 Additional motorsport-style heave dampers act to suppress squat and dive, giving the bespoke Pirelli Trofeo R tires a fighting chance of relaying 1,257 ft lbs of torque to the road. — Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2025

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Siegel noted that measles weakens the immune system and increases the risk of pneumonia, which can stem from measles itself or from a secondary bacterial infection.

— Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Employment has been a mostly resilient area of the economy even as stubborn inflation continues to squeeze businesses and households, while consumer confidence weakens.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of weakens

Verb

If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied.

— Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026
That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026

Definition of exhausts

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With no score, the film’s vivid sound design of billowing foliage, creaky doors and floorboards, creates an austere ambience that softens with quiet feeling as the contours of the family’s troubles are gradually filled out.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
The former works on the surface of the skin and delivers an immediate boost of hydration that instantly plumps fine lines and softens skin texture.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026

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Olivia Miles, the rookie point guard for the Minnesota Lynx, wears a pair of bug-eyed sports goggles, black and bulbous, sometimes held in place by a thick strap that runs through her luxuriant Afro.

— Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
Every patient wears a card on a lanyard, encoded so the equipment knows who's standing in front of it.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of wears

Verb

This combination matters because a transistor that survives high voltage but wastes large amounts of energy through resistance would still be of limited use.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
Lanterns wastes little time explaining this backstory ad nauseam and instead creates an immediately inviting dynamic between him and Hal, who comes to him demanding information on Manhunters.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of wastes

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Because the coating stops being an insulator when its breakdown threshold is reached, the charge rips through it in a miniature dielectric breakdown, the same failure mode that kills capacitors and transformer insulation.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
The forest feels healthy even though it is pockmarked with dead standing beetle kills.

— Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of kills

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Sure, the latter hurts the stats, but Daniels loved being able to close out the victory.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026
Yet YouTube has told creators cross-posting on its platform and Netflix hurts viewership on YouTube and conveys the idea that channels are deprioritizing the streaming platform as their primary distribution outlet.

— Lucas Shaw, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026