fatigue
A feeling of great tiredness.
fatigue in a sentence
- Fatigue washed over the runners, whose legs felt heavier with every mile.
- Despite her fatigue after the long night shift, the vet stayed to check on the newborn lambs.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to fatigue?
- Afreshness
- Bliveliness
- Cenergy
- Dtiredness
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D: tiredness. The other three mean the opposite of fatigue.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to fatigue?
- Asleepiness
- Btiredness
- Cenergy
- Dweariness
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C: energy. The other three mean nearly the same as fatigue.
Words that mean something similar
tiredness, weariness, sleepiness
Words that mean the opposite
energy, liveliness, freshness
More words about emotions & feelings
- fervent: Showing very strong and sincere feelings.
- flabbergasted: So surprised that you do not know what to say.
- fluster: To make someone feel nervous, confused and rushed.
- foreboding: A strong feeling that something bad is about to happen.
- forlorn: Lonely, sad and left all alone.
- frantic: Wild with worry, fear or hurry.
- fraught: Full of worry or danger.
- frenzy: A burst of wild, out-of-control excitement or activity.
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