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 of exhausted

• tired
• drained
• weary

Examples of exhausted in a Sentence

the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed

Recent Examples on the Web

Many high-achieving women, despite outward success, secretly feel exhausted and long to escape their demanding lives. —Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026

In real life, that often looks like lying down exhausted, scrolling and still being awake an hour later, glued to our screens. —Sharon Brandwein, USA Today, 19 June 2026

Cattle farmer Boutros Maroun said people in Ain Ebel are exhausted. —ABC News, 18 June 2026

Borstein will play Emma, an exhausted elementary school teacher grappling with perimenopause, family responsibility, and the impossible decision to place her aging mother into assisted living just as the world begins to shut down. —Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing exhausted

• exhausted all the possibilities

Rhymes for exhausted

• accosted
• costed
• frosted
• unexhausted