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

• tired
• drained
• weary

Examples of exhausted in a Sentence

the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed

Recent Examples on the Web

Only after the internal appeals with the insurer are exhausted is an external review an option for some denials. —Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025

Gaga ended the performance like an exhausted wind-up doll, caged again physically, but never spiritually. —Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025

Innovation extinction happens when exhausted teams stop taking risks. —Tara Fitzpatrick-Navarro, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025

Men sleeping head-to-toe on a crowded floor, exhausted detainees blocking out fluorescent lights with face masks, and dozens of people using cardboard boxes as mattresses. —Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for exhausted

• accosted
• costed
• frosted
• unexhausted