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

Long days spent grabbing packages off shelves for an anonymous e-commerce giant barely cover the bills and leave her exhausted and desperate for something more. —Zac Ntim, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024

King Charles can't get involved in Prince Harry's security woes: author Ingrid Seward, editor-in-chief of Majesty magazine and author of ‘My Mother and I,’ explains why the monarch is too exhausted to deal with his younger son’s ongoing court battle. —Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024

Fact checked by Sarah Scott By 39 or 40 weeks gestation, most pregnant people are exhausted, uncomfortable, and ready to get that baby out of there. —Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024

Weakness and Fatigue Protein is a crucial energy source, so when lacking, a person can feel weak and unusually exhausted—mentally, physically, or both. —Colleen Doherty, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1