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

Fans will be hoping for a match that closer reflects the 2026 Bronze Medal match rather than the final given the 6-4 goalfest that played out between the Three Lions and France in Miami. — Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026 Up until now, the bulk of the Cowboys’ real estate ambitions have played out in Frisco, about 40 miles Northeast of Arlington. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 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

Billed as an immersive matchmaking experience and a new take on the dating show, the format features singletons who are tired of swiping and first dates and are ready to get hitched.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Valadao, meanwhile, cast himself as an experienced policymaker who delivers for the region and dismissed the criticism as the political bickering voters are tired of.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

Messner was convicted of bankruptcy fraud in 1995 and spent about two years in prison.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
This is one of the newer segments to join Spotify, which has also been expanding from podcasting and music into fitness, in a push to increase customer stickiness and the time spent on the platform.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of spent

Verb

At least Mark Zuckerberg had the decency to be duplicitous, Altman is just openly consumed by the mania of trying to win the most important technological arms race since the atom bomb.

— David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
The same technology that’s transformed how audiobooks are consumed has also changed how they’re made.

— Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of consumed

Adjective

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reprise their roles as the Owens sisters from the 1998 original that tapped out at $46 million domestically for the entirety of its initial run.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Bryan Danielson was more excited about McGuinness reaching the ropes than most of Wembley Stadium, but Nigel ultimately tapped out.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of tapped out

Verb

Our joy in the world is drained away, along with our ability to feel fully human.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
Micron still trading 15% below its June peak and Nvidia sitting at such a steep discount to the market P/E and that of defensive, capex-light Apple, suggest a level of sobriety that – all else equal – could mean that some risk has been drained away.

— Michael Santoli, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of drained

Adjective

And valuations on several loans held by its biggest financial backer, a private-credit affiliate of KKR, range from nearly 100 cents on the dollar — a full recovery that is nearly unheard of when equity is wiped out — to around 10 cents.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Huffman said Western Belle Farm's pumpkin crop was nearly wiped out by extreme heat in the South over the summer months.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of wiped out

Verb

To help pay for its tax cuts, the act reduced Medicaid payments by a trillion dollars over the next decade, though it was designed to delay the full impact of the cuts until 2027, after this year’s elections.

— Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
The agency reduced service earlier this year and has proposed more cuts in recent board meetings.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026