SPENT Synonyms: 154 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈspent

Definition of spent

as in exhausted

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep

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verb

past tense of spend

as in paid

to hand over or use up in payment I always end up spending too much money at the mall

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as in consumed

to make complete use of the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January

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as in wasted

to use up carelessly spent all his energy on impractical schemes

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Recent Examples of spent

Adjective

To prevent it from reseeding, make sure to cut branches with spent blooms. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Apr. 2026 These are the tools where your money is actually well spent. — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026

Verb

Anthony Vaccarello spent much of that collection working between tailoring and transparency. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 The Real Advantage Is Network-Level Decision-Making Enterprise technology has spent decades improving individual functions. — Amruth Puppala, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spent

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spent

Adjective

Once those options are documented and exhausted, DEEP officials will review permit applications seeking permission to legally kill a bear.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
On a whirlwind trip to New York this week, Mahmoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran, looked exhausted.

— Robin Wright, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

Many Ducks are certainly going to be better paid than last year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
Her loft was in decent enough shape this past September that Keanu Reeves reportedly paid $45,000 a month to stay there with his partner, Alexandra Grant, while making his most excellent Broadway debut in Waiting for Godot with Alex Winter.

— Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

In its rush to expand detention capacity, ICE wasted millions of taxpayer dollars, the Government Accountability Office found in a report released Thursday.

— Julia Ingram, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Time, not thriftily spent but flagrantly wasted at cards or the wheel, is brought to a standstill right at the moment of its greatest potentiality—this would have to be the ultimate payoff.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of wasted

Adjective

For serious gear collectors tired of pocket clutter and dark backpack voids, this clever mobile workstation is a genuinely smart, highly functional evolution.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Common symptoms of sleep apnea include loud snoring, gasping for air during the night, and waking up feeling tired.

— Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of tired

Verb

Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026

Definition of gave

Verb

Having drained their budgets responding to the market shocks of the Gulf conflict, many governments will meet these new challenges with empty coffers.

— DAN RESTREPO, Foreign Affairs, 30 Sep. 2026
Over 600 million gallons of that water have now been drained, treated to remove contaminants and pumped deep underground.

— Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of drained

Verb

Those challenges become tomorrow’s workforce shortages, rising health care costs, and lost economic potential.

— Stanley McChrystal, STAT, 29 Sep. 2026
However, the work, done with Tanzanian government partners, helps track threatened species and monitor human activity that endangers the region’s wildlife, making the few cameras lost in the process all the more worth it.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026

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