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

By the end of it all, Levy was elated for the international sensation the sitcom became, and also terribly exhausted. —Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Mar. 2026

During the pandemic, turnover rates temporarily dipped lower, then increased as high as 32%, as exhausted staff left the teaching profession. —Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026

Palermo’s primary gift is for melodies that yearn for innocence from a place of exhausted experience. —Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 11 Mar. 2026

That includes four starting SEC offensive linemen to replace the four starters lost to exhausted eligibility. —Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Mar. 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