exhausted

adjective

ex·​haust·​ed ig-ˈzȯ-stəd 

1

: completely or almost completely depleted of resources or contents

… crops are grown in the resulting field for a year or a few years until the soil is exhausted, and then the field is abandoned …

—Jared Diamond

2

: depleted of energy : extremely tired

I mean I was just exhausted, totally exhausted. I could barely walk up a flight of stairs without panting and wheezing.

—Anthony DeCurtis

Synonyms

• all in
• aweary [archaic]
• beat
• beaten
• bleary
• burned-out
• burnt-out
• bushed
• dead
• done
• drained
• fatigued
• jaded
• knackered [British]
• limp
• logy
• loggy
• played out
• pooped [slang]
• prostrate
• spent
• tapped out
• tired
• tuckered (out)
• washed-out
• wearied
• weary
• wiped out
• worn
• worn-out

Examples of exhausted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There was an exhausted James, tripping down the lane, losing the ball, hitting the hardwood, lying prone on the court for several pained minutes while 19,000 screamed above him in delight. —Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2024

The exhausted birds are then left vulnerable to other threats in their environments. —Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Apr. 2024

My favorite lyrics are the simplest, and are delivered with a kind of exhausted calm. —Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024

The works for Venice had all left the studio that day, and Gibson was exhausted and emotional. —Jillian Steinhauer, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2024

Having a rested baby is better than an exhausted and fussy baby, and rested babies tend to sleep better than exhausted babies. —Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2024

Um Ihab’s husband spent his final days hungry, sleep-deprived, in pain and physically exhausted. —Mohammad Al Sawalhi, CNN, 7 Apr. 2024

Garland is strongest with impressions: chirping birds over bloody lawns, the laconic humor of exhausted soldiers on a stakeout, a quick shot of Lee deleting some of her own photos, a private mode of self-care. —Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2024

Scarbrough said she’s been too exhausted to participate. —David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 10 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1