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

Cocokind’s Revitalizing Eye Cream is like a refreshing glass of cool water for exhausted eyes, designed to reduce the appearance of bags and shadowy circles by locking in hydration, soothing skin, and helping depuff. — Mariana Best, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

Olivier tortured himself over her condition, remorseful and exhausted. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026

Among the items are discarded personal protective equipment, thermal insulation, electrical cabling, structural steel, rebar, loose soil, building concrete, and exhausted ion-exchange resins taken from water filtration networks. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Looksmaxxing for those wanting to improve their appearance; proteinmaxxing for the diet-focused; moneymaxxing for the future rich; and bedmaxxing for the chronically exhausted. — Paul Deraval, Forbes.com, 16 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