dog tired
Ready to collapse
Dog tired means extremely exhausted, utterly worn out.
The expression suggests the kind of deep fatigue that might follow sustained physical exertion—the way a working dog might collapse after a long day of herding or hunting.
After hiking twelve miles in the heat, I was dog tired and went straight to bed.
The phrase is informal but widely used across English-speaking regions.
Utterly depleted of energy
- fatiguedDrained of energy
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- wipedCleaned by rubbing
- drainedEmptied of resources
knackered · shattered · bushed · beat · worn out · dead beat · tuckered out · pooped
Emptied of resources
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- sappedDepleted of vitality
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- emptiedRemoved all contents from
wrung out · tapped out · used up · burnt out · nothing left · gutted
Laboring beyond healthy limits
- overextendedBeyond sustainable capacity
- stretched thinExtended beyond comfortable limits
- run raggedExhaust through excessive demands
- burning the candleExhausting oneself completely
swamped · slammed · ground down · pushed to the limit · maxed out · at breaking point · spread too thin · no rest
exhausted
Utterly depleted of energy
drained · knackered · shattered · bushed · beat · worn out · dead beat · tuckered out · pooped · zonked
drained
Emptied of resources
emptied · wrung out · tapped out · used up · burnt out · nothing left · gutted
overworked
Laboring beyond healthy limits
- overextendedBeyond sustainable capacity
- stretched thinExtended beyond comfortable limits
- run raggedExhaust through excessive demands
burning the candle · swamped · slammed · ground down · pushed to the limit · maxed out · at breaking point · spread too thin · no rest
sluggish
Slow and inactive
listless · languid · torpid · heavy-eyed · groggy · bleary · somnolent · dopey · foggy · half-asleep
- fatigueexhaustion, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue, physical fatigue
- exhaustedweary, exhausted, drained, fatigued, spent
- exhaustion phrasesworn out, wiped out, burned out, run down, tuckered out
- sleepsleep, sleeping, nap, doze, slumber
- burnoutburned out, burnt out, burn out, burning out, burnout
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
dog tiredenergized
Made lively and alert
full of energy · wide awake · refreshed · well-rested · invigorated
dog tiredwide awake
Totally alert and attentive
sharp · on the ball · bright-eyed · alert · wakeful
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