exhausted

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adjective

ex·​haust·​ed ig-ˈzȯ-stəd How to pronounce exhausted (audio)
Synonyms of exhausted
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

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Adjective the exhausted runner crossed the finish line and just collapsed
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After advancing to the Elite Eight last season for the first time under Ivey, the Irish lost their top six scorers behind Hidalgo, all but one to exhausted eligibility or professional basketball. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 The dancer, choreographer, and recent MacArthur Fellow Shamel Pitts creates worlds of almost painful intimacy, in which arduous encounters leave his dancers raw, vulnerable, exhausted. — Shauna Lyon, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026 While 78% of employers expressed optimism about their organizations’ futures, nearly half of workers reported frequently feeling exhausted and burned out. — Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 There's something special about being part of a team, getting through a busy service, and feeling exhausted but proud at the end of the night. — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 29 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for exhausted

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of exhausted was circa 1656

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