TAPPED OUT Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

tapped out

adjective

Definition of tapped out

as in tired

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness the prosecutor was mentally and physically tapped out after the long trial

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Recent Examples of tapped out If your pockets are feeling a little tapped out after graduation, Father’s Day, and all the other June events, here are some under-$25 travel deals that don’t require you to spend a ton. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 28 June 2026 But at this point in the draft, the player pool is tapped out. — John Hollinger, New York Times, 25 June 2026 The family begs for a twilight cruise, but the battery is already tapped out. — Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 24 June 2026 Flair tapped out and Morgan would advance to the Queen of the Ring final. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for tapped out

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Adjective

Plus, while the pill improved certain sleep metrics, people who took it didn’t report being any less tired during the day.

— Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Sep. 2026
All the locals are tired after another demanding [tourism] season, but at the same time, there is a feeling of optimism.

— Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of tired

Adjective

His exhausted kin of Gainesville, having spent the morning very much alive and the enormity of a half-decade pummeled, agreed.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Health workers at existing treatment centers are also exhausted, said Jeannot Krikeija, who works at an Ebola treatment center in Bunia, Ituri’s capital.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhausted

Adjective

Israeli military strikes in the first weeks of the war wiped out much of the theocratic government’s leadership structure, including its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

— Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Gray wolves were wiped out in California by the 1920s and remained absent for decades before beginning a natural return to the state.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of wiped out

Adjective

But the image that emerges here is of an already war-weary, fragile and poor country being pushed ever closer to a breaking point.

— Nic Robertson, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
In war-weary Lebanon, Israeli strikes have intensified in response to Hezbollah drone attacks.

— Suzan Haidamous, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2026

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