Phrase guide

washed out

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Very tired and lacking energy or animation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • I feel really washed out after all that gardening.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exhausted, weary, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed, tired out, spent, wrecked, drained, dog-tired, dog-weary, fatigued, forfairn, forlagen, forworn, heavyeyed, jaded, languid, enervated, out of gas, played out, run-down, shattered, shot, sleepy, stuffed, tired, washed out, weariful, whacked, whipped, worn, worn out, banjaxed, beat, buggered, busted, dead tired, cream crackered, done, done in, done up, fagged out, fried, fucked, gassed, jiggered, Kerry Packered, knacked, knackered, nadgered, pooped, pooped out, pumped, shagged, shagged out, tuckered, tuckered out, wappened, zonked

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of colours: faded, pale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ashen, wan, ashen-faced, ashy, blake, blanched, bleak, bloodless, chalky, exsanguious, ghastly, grey, livid, pale, pallid, pasty, sallow, washed out, white, whey-faced

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Synonym of washy (“tending to sweat profusely”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports

Examples

  • a washed out horse

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: washy

Antonyms: none provided

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verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of wash out

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: изтощен (iztošten) — (idiomatic) very tired
  • French: lessivé — (idiomatic) very tired
  • French: rincé — (idiomatic) very tired