Synonyms of depleted

depleted 1 of 2

adjective

as in drained

Related Words

• drained
• diminished
• consumed
• exhausted
• reduced
• enfeebled
• debilitated
• expended
• spent
• lessened
• bankrupted
• dry
• uncultivable
• arid
• dried-up
• thirsty
• droughty
• untillable
• lifeless
• desert
• sere
• used up
• dehydrated
• inhospitable
• waterless
• bleak
• rainless
• baked
• impoverished
• parched
• sunbaked
• unproductive
• waste
• barren
• infertile
• poor
• unfertile
• desolate
• hardscrabble
• bony
• stark
• dead

Dissimilar Words

• rich
• productive
• fertile
• fruitful
• lush
• luxuriant
• arable
• green
• tillable
• verdant
• sylvan

depleted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of deplete

1

as in exhausted

to make complete use of

miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exhausted
• drained
• consumed
• spent
• reduced
• absorbed
• burned
• used
• expended
• emptied
• decreased
• played out
• ate
• devoured
• drew down
• used up
• diminished
• ran out of
• wasted
• weakened
• dwindled
• lowered
• downsized
• sapped
• impoverished
• enfeebled
• undermined
• bankrupted
• crippled
• lessened
• debilitated
• cleaned (out)
• disabled
• abated
• squandered
• dissipated
• dried up
• misspent
• blew
• de-escalated
• guzzled
• threw away
• lavished
• frittered (away)
• ran through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replaced
• increased
• renewed
• augmented
• enlarged
• reinforced
• enforced
• strengthened
• restored
• rebuilt
• revived
• repaired
• preserved
• fortified
• saved
• bolstered
• conserved

2

as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

disease and battlefield casualties had depleted troop strength to dangerously low levels

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduced
• decreased
• diminished
• dwindled
• lowered
• eased
• downsized
• dented
• minimized
• lessened
• slashed
• abated
• dropped
• compressed
• knocked down
• cut
• downscaled
• de-escalated
• shortened
• curtailed
• shrank
• contracted
• constricted
• condensed
• trimmed
• truncated
• pared
• retrenched
• deflated
• pruned
• cut down
• abbreviated
• modified
• nicked
• docked
• clipped
• whittled
• cut back
• cropped
• abridged
• modulated
• qualified
• moderated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increased
• expanded
• augmented
• enlarged
• boosted
• amplified
• raised
• escalated
• swelled
• inflated
• prolonged
• extended
• distended
• dilated
• lengthened
• supplemented
• elongated
• added (to)
• blew up
• protracted
• enhanced
• aggrandized
• intensified
• complemented
• heightened
• redoubled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of depleted

Adjective

Melanie Lawrence, a 68-year-old independent, worries about wells going dry in her area near Willcox, where the groundwater grew so depleted that the land started to crack. — Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026

Nearly every setback — from higher food and transportation costs to depleted savings and the strain of staying in school — became harder because Hobby didn’t have a healthy, dependable place for her family to live. — Cathie Anderson, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

And Dieffenbach, who was racking up college offers, was left with a depleted roster and a grim senior season outlook. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Joe Raedle | Getty Images Diesel prices may need to remain high through 2027 as refinery constraints contend with recovering consumption from governments and companies rebuild depleted inventories, according to Goldman Sachs. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026

Consistently leaving feeling judged or depleted warrants a closer look at the relationship. — Angela Haupt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

In 2014, the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program sent a cease-and-desist letter to Miller for selling depleted uranium on eBay. — Digital Producer, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

The technology is intended to support DUF6 deconversion, a process used to convert depleted uranium hexafluoride into more stable chemical forms. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

If people are simply producing more while working just as long and feeling more depleted, AI has increased output, not productivity. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Verb

Politifact reported that the Ukrainian attacks have depleted Russian diesel fuel exports, which has left a hole in the global market and ratcheted up the price. — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026

Left unplugged overnight, the battery only depleted a few percent. — Eric Zeman, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026

The combined Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASDI) trust funds are projected to be depleted in the third quarter of 2034. — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026

In the last quarter-century, relentless drought intensified by climate change has sapped the river’s flow and left its reservoirs severely depleted. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Yet Kyiv’s stockpile has dried up as the United States husbands an arsenal that has been significantly depleted by the Iran war. — Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 14 Oct. 2026

According to the 2026 trustees’ report, those reserves will be depleted in 2033. — David McMillin,dan Avery, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Shipley is the latest Eagles player to suffer an injury in a season that's depleted the roster, especially the running back room. — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Current and former officials say that has left the division shorthanded—depleted of talent, expertise and basic manpower. — Ryan Lucas, NPR, 11 Oct. 2026