Synonyms of exhausts

exhausts

verb

present tense third-person singular of exhaust

1

as in wears

to use up all the physical energy of

the long day at the county fair had exhausted everyone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wears
• kills
• tires
• drains
• busts
• wearies
• wastes
• harasses
• fatigues
• frazzles
• breaks
• burns out
• outwears
• knocks out
• fags
• wears out
• weakens
• washes out
• does in
• debilitates
• saps
• enervates
• enfeebles
• wears to a frazzle
• does up
• tuckers (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activates
• energizes
• strengthens
• invigorates
• rests
• rejuvenates
• vitalizes
• relaxes
• unwinds

2

as in drains

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

• drains
• consumes
• spends
• reduces
• absorbs
• burns
• depletes
• uses
• eats
• devours
• expends
• empties
• wastes
• decreases
• plays out
• draws down
• runs out of
• diminishes
• uses up
• lowers
• weakens
• downsizes
• undermines
• lessens
• impoverishes
• dwindles
• debilitates
• saps
• bankrupts
• blows
• enfeebles
• cripples
• abates
• disables
• cleans (out)
• de-escalates
• dissipates
• squanders
• guzzles
• lavishes
• dries up
• runs through
• throws away
• fritters (away)
• misspends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replaces
• increases
• augments
• renews
• enlarges
• repairs
• reinforces
• enforces
• strengthens
• restores
• preserves
• revives
• saves
• bolsters
• conserves
• fortifies
• rebuilds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of exhausts

If a bureaucratic process exhausts whatever time a citizen has available, then benefits are lost or rights are denied. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026

That’s because even ordinary winds – and far worse, storms and earthquakes – cause tall buildings to sway, which ruins people’s concentration, wrecks their mood, and even exhausts them. — New Atlas, 24 July 2026

Watching this scene, and much of the film, exhausts me. — Jenny Odell, Longreads, 2 June 2026

If the search for a large outdoor planter exhausts you—just get a terra-cotta planter. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Apr. 2026

As the oil blockade quickly exhausts Cuba’s supply of fuel, triggering a series of lengthy, island-wide blackouts, many here are exhausted and are becoming increasingly vocal about their desire for fundamental changes in Cuba. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026

Board member Nicole Gribstad also urged the committee to include an option that delays such a decision and exhausts all other financial alternatives before closing schools. — Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2026

Indecision exhausts organizations, and erratic action confuses them. — J. Todd Phillips, Forbes.com, 6 Feb. 2026

But freedom of expression is a constant pursuit, as natural as breathing, and silencing it is an imperfect practice that exhausts the oppressor and energizes the oppressed. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026