ex·haust·ed
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Definition of exhausted
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 & Antonyms for exhausted
Synonyms
- all in,
- aweary
- [archaic],
- beat,
- beaten,
- bleary,
- burned-out
- (or burnt-out),
- bushed,
- dead,
- done,
- drained,
- fatigued,
- jaded,
- knackered
- [British],
- limp,
- logy
- (also loggy),
- played out,
- pooped
- [slang],
- prostrate,
- spent,
- tapped out,
- tired,
- tuckered (out),
- washed-out,
- wearied,
- weary,
- wiped out,
- worn,
- worn-out
Antonyms
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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhausted. Accessed 21 Apr. 2021.
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The first known use of exhausted was circa 1656
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