exhausted

adjective

ex·​haust·​ed ig-ˈzȯ-stəd How to pronounce exhausted (audio)
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

Examples of exhausted in a Sentence

the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed
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Some of them wanted to dance, some spent time with their families, others just looked exhausted. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 22 May 2025 But now, a quieter trend is taking hold in exhausted households nationwide: revenge meals. Christine Michel Carter, Parents, 20 May 2025 Thunder coach Mark Daigneault has been abundantly transparent about his intention to rotate fresh legs onto Denver's increasingly exhausted star players. Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 16 May 2025 The music video concludes with an exhausted and bloody Charli on the baggage claim carousel. Marina Watts, People.com, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for exhausted

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of exhausted was circa 1656

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“Exhausted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhausted. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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