Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

played out

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.20 in modern English

Syllables
played out
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Tired out; exhausted; at the end of one's resources.

adj

Overused, hackneyed; clichéd.

verb

simple past and past participle of play out.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more played out (comparative) most played out (superlative)

Synonyms

exhausted weary bleareyed bleary bleary-eyed bone-tired bushed tired out spent wrecked drained dog-tired

Questions

What does played out mean?
Tired out; exhausted; at the end of one's resources.

How to pronounce played out

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