bushed
Ready to drop
Bushed means exhausted or worn out: I'm completely bushed after that hike.
The word suggests physical tiredness more than mental fatigue.
In Australian and New Zealand English, bushed can also mean lost or confused, especially in the bush—remote, undeveloped country.
Lacking energy, needing rest
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- drainedEmptied of resources
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
- spentExhausted or disbursed
fatigued · knackered · dog-tired · wiped · beat · shattered · zonked · pooped
Remote interior wilderness
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- remoteDistant or controller
- ruggedTough and uneven
untamed · thicket · brushland · trackless · overgrown · dense · impenetrable · wild
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
stretched · slammed · overburdened · pressured · maxed-out · taxed · strung-out
tired
Lacking energy, needing rest
spent · fatigued · knackered · dog-tired · wiped · beat · shattered · zonked · pooped · tuckered
outback
Remote interior wilderness
- scrublandArea of low shrubs
- backcountrySparsely populated wilderness areas
- remoteDistant or controller
rugged · untamed · thicket · brushland · trackless · overgrown · dense · impenetrable · wild · off-trail
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- inundatedOverwhelmed by quantity
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
buried · stretched · slammed · overburdened · pressured · maxed-out · taxed · strung-out
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- exhaustedtired, weary, exhausted, drained, fatigued
- exhaustion phrasesdead tired, worn out, wiped out, burned out, run down
- slangslang, jargon, lingo, argot, cant
- slang moodsbummed, chill, cranky, edgy, grumpy
- depleteddepleted, exhausted, drained, spent, empty
bushedenergetic
Having much vigor
refreshed · rested · well-rested · invigorated · revitalized
bushedalert
Warning or watchfulness
clearheaded · sharp · wide-awake · conscious · active
- beat around the bushAvoid stating directly
- beating around the bushAvoiding direct communication
- the bushesDense low plantings
- rose bushFlowering thorny shrub
- rose bushesThorny shrubs bearing fragrant blooms
- bush leagueAmateurish and unprofessional
bush, bushes, bushy, bushing, bushfire, bushland, bushman, bushwhack, bush-league