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noun

Synonym Chooser

How is the word jade distinct from other similar verbs?

Some common synonyms of jade are exhaust, fatigue, tire, and weary. While all these words mean "to make or become unable or unwilling to continue," jade suggests the loss of all freshness and eagerness.

appetites jaded by overindulgence

When can exhaust be used instead of jade?

In some situations, the words exhaust and jade are roughly equivalent. However, exhaust implies complete draining of strength by hard exertion.

shoveling snow exhausted him

Where would fatigue be a reasonable alternative to jade?

Although the words fatigue and jade have much in common, fatigue suggests great lassitude from excessive strain or undue effort.

fatigued by the day's chores

When might tire be a better fit than jade?

The meanings of tire and jade largely overlap; however, tire implies a draining of one's strength or patience.

the long ride tired us out

In what contexts can weary take the place of jade?

While the synonyms weary and jade are close in meaning, weary stresses tiring until one is unable to endure more of the same thing.

wearied of the constant arguing

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of jade
Verb
Is Eggers’s the scariest because I’m jaded and over-exposed to gory content of all sorts—fictitious or otherwise? Maya Ibbitson, Architectural Digest, 23 Dec. 2024 But onlookers will have been surprised that Bayern looked jaded over the last three games. Manuel Veth, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
Aedas has translated this symbolism into the double-ring structure, which resembles two interlocking jade rings. New Atlas, 21 Jan. 2025 Step inside its halls and explore one of the most comprehensive public collections of Louisiana art as well as a world-class compilation of Chinese jade. Kristy Christiansen, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for jade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jade
Verb
  • Personalized Learning Traditional classrooms often cater to the average, leaving some students bored and others struggling to keep up.
    MacKenzie Price, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Generally the right half of North America, but during the winter, H. mustelina heads south to bore the hell out of Mexico and Central America.
    Matt Kracht, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • On their menus: seafood bake, grilled street corn on the cob, coconut water, dips with chips, meat and cheese plates, a trio of sparkling cocktails and s’mores.
    Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2025
  • To freeze kernels of corn, remove the corn kernels from the cob.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2024
Noun
  • The supermodel amped up the coquette look with a black ribbon in her hair. 04 of 18 Camila Cabello For the Chanel Paris Fashion Week show, Camila Cabello opted for a black tweed suit with a subtle white plaid print.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 11 Mar. 2025
  • So for all the coquette girlies on a budget, LoveShackFancy brushes are the biggest no-brainer.
    Kleigh Balugo, StyleCaster, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Sophomore Madison Booker can match Hidalgo and Miles shot-for-shot, and Texas’ defensive pressure frequently tires opponents.
    Ben Pickman, The Athletic, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The lack of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood from poor circulation can cause the muscles to tire sooner and can create feelings of exhaustion.
    Jane Kim, Verywell Health, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • As horse-girl fiction expanded into dragon-riding fiction over the past half century, this new interpretation of a steed and rider has continued to influence beauty-and-the-beast stories.
    Rebecca Scofield / Made by History, TIME, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Their reliable steeds take you off into the hills for beautiful vistas overlooking the park and neighboring lands, without any of the noise or exhaust from a Jeep or ATV tour.
    Lisa Maloney, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2023
Noun
  • She is gifted with a lovely color of a lyric soprano suitable for roles in the spectrum from a lyric, lyric coloratura to a soubrette.
    Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Not only did diners want to enjoy her singing in the cabaret, no doubt many could not resist coming to see for themselves the soubrette who had inspired such fury in the late George VI.
    Olivia Williams, Town & Country, 1 June 2021
Verb
  • Amid all this morphing, what has stayed constant is that COVID has been, in one way or another, wearying in a bone-deep way.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Mar. 2025
  • He is wearied but stays firm in the notion that his job isn’t to badger and demean the half of the country that disagrees with him.
    Ismail Muhammad, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • He had been cut by a skate blade just above his neck guard and was bleeding when trainers rushed to him and got him into an ambulance.
    Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
  • No line, either before or after the changes that came during Saturday’s morning skate, has looked particularly reliable and efficient in this skid.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025

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“Jade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jade. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

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