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

Osbourne’s wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, has spent the last year grieving the loss of her best friend. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026 Saudi Arabia spent $83 billion on defense last year, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, putting it firmly among the top ten military spenders worldwide. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for spent

Recent Examples of Synonyms for spent

Adjective

If a year in, the founder is still in every meeting and the new hire is the most exhausted person in the building, the company did not hire an operator.

— Ken Paskins, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
That loaded the bases, and Christian Yelich then greeted an exhausted Yamamoto with a two-run single.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Verb

In most cases, bed and board have to be paid for, but there are a series of daily spending caps on different elements, such as food and hotel costs.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Oct. 2026
Texas coach Steve Sarkisian’s offense with quarterback Arch Manning still is not doing what, these days, it is paid to do.

— Mac Engel October 10, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of paid

Verb

Joe Biden tried to deprioritize the region—until Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel consumed much of Biden’s presidency.

— Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2026
But in more recent years, as state and national politics grew consumed by concerns over the cost of living, California Democrats have divided over whether and how much CEQA must be reformed.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of consumed

Verb

Such great and grand groups have been wasted in lesser series, but each talented actor gets to strut their stuff without disrupting the story or getting short-changed.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Along with that revenue loss, 56% of operators say a no-show means turning away other bookings, while 51% cite staff costs and 49% report wasted food or stock, the study found.

— Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of wasted

Adjective

Getting camera-ready Crawford never tired of redecorating her house throughout her 26 years there and had a long collaborative relationship with decorator William Haines.

— Megan Johnson, Architectural Digest, 14 Oct. 2026
As such, the group designed this high-tech salve to revive tired skin on a cellular level, but also with a little mood boost.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 14 Oct. 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

Following a major eruption in 2018 that partly drained one of the underground lava reservoirs, there were indications that it was being steadily refilled.

— John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026
Not only that, but the Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been aggressively drained to ease the energy shock.

— Matt Egan, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of drained

Verb

His candidate lost in December 2018 to Kabila's long-term political rival, Tshisekedi.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
Ryder’s Law was reintroduced this year after another carriage horse collapsed and died in Central Park, and in a separate incident, tourist Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after falling off a carriage after the operator lost control.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

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