exhausted

adjective

ex·​haust·​ed ig-ˈzȯ-stəd 

1

: completely or almost completely depleted of resources or contents

… crops are grown in the resulting field for a year or a few years until the soil is exhausted, and then the field is abandoned …

—Jared Diamond

2

: depleted of energy : extremely tired

I mean I was just exhausted, totally exhausted. I could barely walk up a flight of stairs without panting and wheezing.

—Anthony DeCurtis

Synonyms

• all in
• aweary [archaic]
• beat
• beaten
• bleary
• burned-out
• burnt-out
• bushed
• dead
• done
• drained
• fatigued
• jaded
• knackered [British]
• limp
• logy
• loggy
• played out
• pooped [slang]
• prostrate
• spent
• tapped out
• tired
• tuckered (out)
• washed-out
• wearied
• weary
• wiped out
• worn
• worn-out

Examples of exhausted in a Sentence

the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed

Recent Examples on the Web

Dating apps amplify this dynamic, offering an endless scroll of possibilities that, instead of empowering users, usually leave them overwhelmed, disillusioned and emotionally exhausted. —Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

By the end, Stamos, clearly exhausted with his hair drenched from sweat, had impressed the room. —Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025

Because without them, we are often left with a patient who is terrified, paranoid, screaming, or striking out — and a family that is exhausted, helpless, and scared. —Dr. Sabooh Mubbashar, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025

Carina’s two younger brothers, 16 and 18, live with their parents in Pittsburg, where Nixon works long hours as a welder and often comes home late and exhausted. —Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 26 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for exhausted

• accosted
• costed
• frosted
• unexhausted