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

The buck, tongue lolling, looked exhausted from chasing and breeding his doe. — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 14 Oct. 2026

If a year in, the founder is still in every meeting and the new hire is the most exhausted person in the building, the company did not hire an operator. — Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

That loaded the bases, and Christian Yelich then greeted an exhausted Yamamoto with a two-run single. — Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Experienced exercisers should repeat each move until their muscles feel tired but not exhausted. — Gretchen Reynolds, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 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