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

Those initiatives may improve efficiency, but efficiency alone cannot restore depleted cognitive capacity. — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

In a stark contrast to their usual way of operating, the Golden Knights sent out several players to add draft picks to their depleted stockpile of future assets. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 July 2026

For oil markets, the focus has shifted from immediate supply disruption to the question of how quickly depleted inventories can be rebuilt, Spanjer said. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 29 June 2026

After a somewhat wild week, Counsell is taking it day by day with his depleted rotation. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

This momentum rests on Asia’s ability to deliver goods quickly, affordably and at scale, an advantage that’s especially valuable as Western inventories remain depleted. — Chris Oberoi, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Over the course of watering flower and plant containers, the soil can become depleted. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 June 2026

The expense in dollars and depleted military ordnance is enormous, and the physical and human destruction in Iran is huge. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026

As with Jakucionis, Larsson could be a key component amid depleted Heat depth with an Antetokounmpo deal — or the Heat might have to watch his development from afar, if dealt in an Antetokounmpo deal. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2026

Verb

Nearby Elephant Butte Lake, a draw for outdoorsy tourists, is so severely drought-depleted that sunbaked fish carcasses line its shores. — Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Four years on from the invasion of Ukraine, Russia has proved remarkably resilient, shouldering sanctions, rocketing inflation, and depleted fiscal reserves. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026

Surplus funding that the state has relied on since is projected to be depleted by fiscal year 2028. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026

Your savings should also be steadily growing over time, rather than being repeatedly depleted by unexpected costs. — Dan Avery,elizabeth Gravier, CNBC, 30 June 2026

Which decisions happened after the team was already depleted? — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Following a match, muscle energy stores can be depleted, fluid losses contribute to dehydration, and the body continues repairing the microscopic muscle damage and inflammatory responses caused by intense competition. — Alan McCall, New York Times, 28 June 2026

Minnesota's starting pitching has been depleted by injuries. — CBS News, 24 June 2026

Glen Lee, the district’s chief financial officer, warned the lawmakers about taking money from the emergency fund, but Mendelson assured Lee that the fund balance will not be significantly depleted and will remain above $2 billion. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 23 June 2026