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exhaust

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of exhaust

1 to use up all the physical energy of
  • The long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone.
Synonyms of exhaust

break, burn out, bust, do in, do up, drain, fatigue, frazzle, harass, kill, knock out, outwear, tire, tucker (out), wash out, wear, wear out, weary
Words Related to exhaust

debilitate, enervate, enfeeble, sap, waste, weaken
Phrases Synonymous with exhaust

wear to a frazzle
Near Antonyms of exhaust

activate, energize, invigorate, rejuvenate, strengthen, vitalize

relax, rest, unwind
2 to make complete use of
  • We had been at the theme park barely two hours, and we were on the verge of exhausting our spending money.
Synonyms of exhaust

absorb, burn, consume, deplete, devour, drain, draw down, expend, play out, spend, use up
Words Related to exhaust

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, reduce

eat, use

bankrupt, clean (out), impoverish

cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken

dry up, empty

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), guzzle, lavish, misspend, run through, squander, throw away, waste
Phrases Synonymous with exhaust

run out of
Near Antonyms of exhaust

augment, enlarge, increase

bolster, enforce, fortify, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

rebuild, repair, restore, revive

conserve, preserve, save
Antonyms of exhaust

renew, replace

Synonym Discussion of exhaust

deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, bankrupt mean to deprive of something essential to existence or potency. deplete implies a reduction in number or quantity so as to endanger the ability to function.
    • depleting our natural resources
drain implies a gradual withdrawal and ultimate deprivation of what is necessary to an existence.
    • personal tragedy had drained him of all spirit
exhaust stresses a complete emptying.
    • her lecture exhausted the subject
impoverish suggests a deprivation of something essential to richness or productiveness.
    • impoverished soil
bankrupt suggests impoverishment to the point of imminent collapse.
    • war had bankrupted the nation of resources

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