bushed C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /bʊʃt/ UK /bʊʃt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj (informal) extremely tired; exhausted After the double shift I was completely bushed. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · (informal) extremely tired;... exhaustedtiredwearyfatiguedspentdrainedworn outbeat ↔ Opposites restedrefreshedenergeticinvigorated Word family Related forms bush Etymology AI details From bush + -ed; the 'exhausted' sense arose from the idea of being worn out or lost in the bush (wild country), originally Australian and North American colloquial usage. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # bushed **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /bʊʃt/ **IPA (UK):** /bʊʃt/ ## Meanings 1. (informal) extremely tired; exhausted ## Examples - After the double shift I was completely bushed. ## Synonyms - exhausted - tired - weary - fatigued - spent - drained - worn out - beat ## Antonyms - rested - refreshed - energetic - invigorated ## Related Forms - bush ## Etymology From bush + -ed; the 'exhausted' sense arose from the idea of being worn out or lost in the bush (wild country), originally Australian and North American colloquial usage. ## AI Etymology Bushed is from bush + -ed; the 'exhausted' sense arose from the idea of being worn out or lost in the bush (wild country), originally Australian and North American colloquial usage. In present-day use, it means (informal) extremely tired; exhausted. Related vocabulary includes bush. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown