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

The joke is that their jobs have left them too exhausted to do much of anything at all. —Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2025

One is that both sides get exhausted and decide to make peace. —Donald Heflin, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2025

He’s seen firsthand what happens when officers feel unsupported, disengaged, and emotionally exhausted. —Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

This impacts students’ performance and productivity at school, because overscheduled and highly stressed students are also often exhausted and distracted. —​wendy Wisner, Parents, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for exhausted

• accosted
• costed
• frosted
• unexhausted