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

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

Hegseth took considerable time to rail against the media for reporting on troop morale and depleted munitions stocks in the war with Iran. — Quil Lawrence, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Arguably the most depleted part of the store was the frozen food section. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026

The White House and the Pentagon have downplayed concerns about depleted weapons inventories. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

In Delta County, depleted reservoirs have caused irrigation canals to dry up, leaving orchards like Ela’s without any water. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 8 Sep. 2026

By the twentieth century, intensive farming practices had left the South dangerously vulnerable to erosion, producing depleted swaths of land where kudzu would later flourish. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026

Being so depleted defensively led Liverpool to sign Uruguay international Ronald Araujo on a season-long loan from Barcelona earlier this month. — James Pearce, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Verb

After playing in a limited role in Miami’s season opener at Stanford, Dunnigan started at safety opposite Zechariah Poyser each of the Hurricanes’ next three games as injuries have depleted the team’s secondary. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

And as this line starts moving across the page, this black band starts getting thinner and thinner as Napoleon’s army is getting depleted. — Quanta Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Your team can end up sitting at their desks depleted, unable to access creative thinking or emotional regulation. — Roy Ward, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

Coaches turned to Hara to return punts during Libertyville’s 28-0 conference win over Stevenson last week after injuries depleted the depth there. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026

While Katalyst’s engineers were able to use the satellite’s thrusters to slow its unexpected spin and upload new flight software, the maneuver that reoriented LINK in space also depleted its propellant. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

The Atlanta Braves battled through a long list of pitching injuries that left their rotation depleted for their National League Wild Card Series against the Philadelphia Phillies. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

The donor area has limits, and removing too many grafts may leave it looking uneven or depleted. — Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 25 Sep. 2026

Last year, research based on the satellite data revealed that large areas of the world are getting drier and losing fresh water, and that farming areas of California are among the regions where groundwater is being depleted the fastest. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026