knackered
Utterly worn out
Knackered is British slang for utterly exhausted: I'm absolutely knackered after that hike.
The word derives from knacker, someone who slaughters worn-out horses—so to be knackered is to be used up, ready for the knacker's yard.
It can also mean broken or ruined: The washing machine's knackered.
Lacking energy, needing rest
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
- shatteredBroken into fragments
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- bushedUtterly fatigued
dog-tired · fagged · weary · drained · beat · wiped · zonked · pooped
Nearly falling asleep
- sleepyWanting to doze
- yawningOpening mouth when tired
- heavy-eyedVisibly fatigued, needing sleep
- blearyDim from fatigue
groggy · dozy · half-asleep · somnolent · torpid · sluggish · lethargic · listless
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
overworked · frazzled · overwrought · maxed-out · pressured · harried · besieged
Worn until transparent
dilapidated · battered · run-down · decrepit · tatty · moth-eaten · well-worn · scruffy
tired
Lacking energy, needing rest
bushed · dog-tired · fagged · weary · drained · beat · wiped · zonked · pooped · cream-crackered
drowsy
Nearly falling asleep
- sleepyWanting to doze
- yawningOpening mouth when tired
- heavy-eyedVisibly fatigued, needing sleep
bleary · groggy · dozy · half-asleep · somnolent · torpid · sluggish · lethargic · listless · languid
swamped
Overwhelmed beyond capacity
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- stretchedPulled to lengthen
strained · overworked · frazzled · overwrought · maxed-out · pressured · harried · besieged
busted
Apprehended or broken
threadbare
Worn until transparent
frayed · dilapidated · battered · run-down · decrepit · tatty · moth-eaten · well-worn · scruffy · ramshackle
- Kiwi Slangkia ora, jandals, yeah nah, she'll be right, good as gold
- Aussie slangarvo, bogan, brekkie, chook, cobber
- British Englishaluminium, aubergine, behaviour, biscuit, bonnet
- Britishismsbloke, blimey, bloody, cheers, loo
- exhaustion phrasesdead tired, worn out, wiped out, burned out, run down
- British slangblag, bloke, bodge, blagger, bobby
knackeredenergetic
Having much vigor
refreshed · rested · fresh · invigorated · revitalized
knackeredworking
In active function
functioning · operational · in working order · fixed · repaired
- knacker's yardPlace horses are destroyed