Synonyms of exhausting

exhausting 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in stressful

Related Words

• stressful
• difficult
• oppressive
• burdensome
• arduous
• onerous
• challenging
• strenuous
• grueling
• labored
• laborious
• trying
• taxing
• backbreaking
• uphill
• bruising
• complex
• complicated
• formidable
• herculean
• toilsome
• sweaty
• demanding
• tough
• rigorous
• testing
• exacting
• tricky
• problematic
• severe
• effortful
• serious
• intricate
• tight
• killer
• murderous
• tall
• elusive
• troublesome
• stubborn
• annoying
• hard
• abstract
• irksome
• involved
• abstruse
• heavy
• thorny
• vexatious
• hellacious
• recondite
• insoluble
• bothersome
• distressing
• knotty
• ticklish
• opaque
• pick-and-shovel
• rugged
• stiff
• rough
• painful
• hairy
• moiling
• Augean
• spiny
• stringent
• brutal
• grim
• cruel
• strict
• grievous
• inhuman

Dissimilar Words

• manageable
• clear
• elementary
• achievable
• uncomplicated
• smooth
• gentle
• comforting
• doable
• soothing
• easy
• painless
• relaxed
• simple
• light
• cheap
• soft
• mindless
• effortless
• facile
• undemanding

2

as in exhaustive

Related Words

• exhaustive
• inclusive
• copious
• comprehensive
• abundant
• encyclopedic
• thoroughgoing
• panoramic
• accurate
• entire
• omnibus
• specific
• correct
• in-depth
• precise
• exact
• complete
• inclusionary
• specified
• replete
• explicit
• itemized
• elaborate
• detailed
• thorough
• enumerated
• particular
• distinct
• delineated
• circumstantial
• picturesque
• full
• listed
• vivid
• descriptive
• particularized
• minute
• blow-by-blow
• graphic
• inventoried
• numerated
• mapped (out)
• sharp

Dissimilar Words

• summary
• short
• brief
• compendious
• concise
• succinct
• compact
• pithy
• curtailed
• terse
• crisp
• ambiguous
• abbreviated
• cut
• shortened
• abridged
• vague
• trimmed
• sketchy
• nebulous
• indeterminate
• general
• pruned
• broad
• nondescript
• nonspecific
• overall
• unspecified
• bird's-eye

exhausting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of exhaust

1

as in tiring

to use up all the physical energy of

the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tiring
• wearing
• killing
• draining
• wearying
• busting
• fatiguing
• harassing
• wasting
• burning out
• knocking out
• wearing out
• breaking
• frazzling
• fagging
• washing out
• doing in
• doing up
• enervating
• debilitating
• weakening
• outwearing
• sapping
• tuckering (out)
• wearing to a frazzle
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• energizing
• invigorating
• strengthening
• activating
• resting
• relaxing
• rejuvenating
• vitalizing
• unwinding

2

as in draining

to make complete use of

we had been at the theme park barely for two hours, and we were on the verge of exhausting our spending money

Synonyms & Similar Words

• draining
• consuming
• spending
• absorbing
• depleting
• reducing
• burning
• expending
• eating
• using
• emptying
• devouring
• drawing down
• playing out
• running out of
• decreasing
• wasting
• using up
• diminishing
• downsizing
• debilitating
• lowering
• weakening
• dwindling
• sapping
• undermining
• impoverishing
• crippling
• lessening
• bankrupting
• enfeebling
• cleaning (out)
• disabling
• blowing
• de-escalating
• abating
• drying up
• dissipating
• squandering
• lavishing
• guzzling
• running through
• frittering (away)
• throwing away
• misspending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• increasing
• replacing
• renewing
• enlarging
• reinforcing
• enforcing
• strengthening
• augmenting
• rebuilding
• repairing
• restoring
• preserving
• saving
• reviving
• bolstering
• conserving
• fortifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exhausting

Adjective

His brand of networking involves an exhausting degree of personal attention. — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Their children are exhausting and the housework never ends and their husbands are babies. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2026

Being a physician can be clinically, emotionally and mentally exhausting. — Nishtha Sareen, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

On top of that, many schools have kids spending lots of time on screens, even though staring at them for long periods can be stressful and exhausting. — Kara Alaimo, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026

The compensation is invisible from the outside and exhausting on the inside. — Matt Emma, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Moore describes her apprenticeship as both exciting and exhausting. — Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Soldiers have been called in to reinforce fire crews' exhausting round-the-clock efforts. — ABC News, 26 July 2026

Arthritis, limited mobility or recovery from surgery can make getting dressed frustrating and exhausting. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Verb

The ruling involves 16 men's basketball players who sued the NCAA in Cobb County Superior Court in July after exhausting four seasons of college eligibility. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Countless veterans whom Perry had gotten to know had experienced similarly stark recoveries after exhausting conventional treatments for brain injuries and trauma, and turning to ibogaine. — Michelle Lhooq, New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2026

The hustle and bustle of it all, while often exhausting, is also familiar. — Joy Harden Bradford, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Instead of exhausting audiences, the new version expanded them. — David Deal, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

In June, Ukraine's military intelligence said that Russian forces could launch up to 100 ballistic missiles each month without exhausting its stockpiles. — David Brennan, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

After exhausting their fourth and final season (under previous rule), their time in college would have been completed. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026

After graduating with a degree in business economics, Pichardo learned that NCAA athletes can compete in a different sport after exhausting their initial four years of eligibility. — Marisa Ingemi, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Schmidt's attorney, Kyle Ludwig, on Tuesday claimed that Foster-Todd did not attempt to make distance between himself and the dog and said Foster-Todd shot the dog without exhausting other options. — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 22 July 2026