exhausted

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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

exhausted

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past tense and past participle of exhaust entry 1

Synonyms of exhausted

Adjective

• tired
• drained
• weary

Examples of exhausted in a Sentence

Adjective

the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Ukraine needs to replenish exhausted front-line forces Ukraine needs to be able to commit forces quickly without taking them from elsewhere on the front. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026

Kramatorsk has long served as a strategic rear point for the Ukrainian units serving along the eastern front – and as a place to which exhausted troops could retreat for a few days of rest before their next mission. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Researchers now think the answer is not more stimulation, but a chance to reset exhausted fibroblasts. — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Once those options are documented and exhausted, DEEP officials will review permit applications seeking permission to legally kill a bear. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing exhausted

• exhausted all the possibilities

Rhymes for exhausted

• accosted
• costed
• frosted
• unexhausted