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

Pop music, like the rest of American society, has reached the exhausted endpoint of the taboo-litigation mania that’s marred the past decade of our national life. —Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025

You’re exhausted in the morning and energized by the afternoon. —Kelly Stiefel Arias, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025

She's exhausted from us all being home in the days prior and goes on a snooze marathon! —Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 July 2025

In a podcast interview released Monday, the onetime first son said former President Joe Biden was likely exhausted from the rigors of world travel ahead of the June clash that led to his pulling the plug on his reelection campaign. —Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 21 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for exhausted

• accosted
• costed
• frosted
• unexhausted