Synonyms for played out

Grammar : Adj

Spell : pley

Phonetic Transcription : pleɪ

Top 10 synonyms for played out

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Définition of played out

Origin : Old English plegan, plegian "move rapidly, occupy or busy oneself, exercise; frolic; make sport of, mock; perform music," from West Germanic *plegan "occupy oneself about" (cf. Old Saxon plegan "vouch for, take charge of," Old Frisian plega "tend to," Middle Dutch pleyen "to rejoice, be glad," German pflegen "take care of, cultivate"), from PIE root *dlegh- "to engage oneself," forming words in Celtic, Germanic, Slavic, and possibly Latin.
Meaning "to take part in a game" is from c.1200. Opposed to work (v.) since late 14c. Related: Played; playing. To play up "emphasize" is from 1909; to play down "minimize" is from 1930; to play along "cooperate" is from 1929. To play with oneself "masturbate" is from 1896; play for keeps is from 1861, originally of marbles or other children's games with tokens. To play second fiddle in the figurative sense is from 1809 ("Gil Blas"). To play into the hands (of someone) is from 1705. To play the _______ card is attested from 1886; to play fair is from mid-15c. To play (something) safe is from 1911; to play favorites is attested from 1902. For play the field see field (n.).

As in pooped : adj tired
As in spent : adj used up, gone; tired out
As in stereotyped : adj standard, conventional
As in tired : adj exhausted, weary
As in tuckered out : adj worn out
As in worn/worn-out : adj used, tired
As in worn : adj used
As in destitute : adj down and out; wanting
As in dissipated : adj used up
As in effete : adj spoiled, exhausted
As in fatigued : adj tired
As in finished : adj consumed, used up
As in hackneyed : adj clichéd, tired
As in impoverished : adj poor, exhausted

Example sentences :

The player—who may be left on the ground long after all games have been played out.
Extract from : « Audrey Craven » by May Sinclair

The fairy business was played out, and he felt that he must begin again.
Extract from : « The Twins of Suffering Creek » by Ridgwell Cullum

I've thought for a good while the game was played out for body and soul.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878 » by Various

Then Bobby liked the panda, and the three of us played out in the barn all day.
Extract from : « My Friend Bobby » by Alan Edward Nourse

When night fell I was played out, and told the crew they must let her sink.
Extract from : « A Labrador Doctor » by Wilfred Thomason Grenfell

The days of the old-time denominationalism are about played out.
Extract from : « Wayside Courtships » by Hamlin Garland

You'll never do any good on this part of the coast—it's played out, and there's no population.
Extract from : « The Shrieking Pit » by Arthur J. Rees

To many it seems that the rôle of the individual is played out.
Extract from : « Victorian Worthies » by George Henry Blore

He felt as if a drama had been played out there and the dénouement had been happy.
Extract from : « The Call of the Blood » by Robert Smythe Hichens

This job's all played out, so I think I'll get me a good job on Titan.
Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith

Antonyms for played out

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