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

Kellogg says that drafting a basic essay is as mentally taxing as digging a ditch is physically exhausting. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

Sandra Wollner is having a pretty thrilling — if not a little exhausting — 2026. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

Defenders need enough weapons to sustain an engagement without exhausting inventories or budgets. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026

While discussing their return to the franchise, the brothers couldn’t help but look back at some of their favorite and, in some cases, coldest and most exhausting, memories from the original movies. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

Talented operators leave because the leadership conversation has become exhausting. — Abdulrahman Hammad, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Figuring out insurance policies and medications was exhausting. — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026

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

For many Americans, just following the news can feel exhausting. — Anandita Sabherwal, Time, 3 Aug. 2026

Verb

Senior technology executive and business coach Leah Farmer points out that burnout isn’t always caused by overwork, and that effort without agency can be exhausting too. — Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

After exhausting all options, including selling their car and moving in with a relative, Esma makes the painful decision to wed Zara for the dowry. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026

After exhausting federal loans, scholarships and other aid, many graduate students will need to compare private student lenders to cover remaining education costs. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

The performances were much needed for a team trying to avoid exhausting its pitching staff by October. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026

After exhausting her options with resale sites as well, Webster turned to her audience. — Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

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

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