exhausted

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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

exhausted

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past tense and past participle of exhaust entry 1

Synonyms of exhausted

Adjective

• tired
• drained
• weary

Examples of exhausted in a Sentence

Adjective

the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

This is an important practical issue because nighttime feedings happen when parents are understandably exhausted. — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Researchers now think the answer is not more stimulation, but a chance to reset exhausted fibroblasts. — Leslie Baumann, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing exhausted

• exhausted all the possibilities

Rhymes for exhausted

• accosted
• costed
• frosted
• unexhausted