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exhausted

exhausted

104 2.0
Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy
  • adjective
  • /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/
translation icon : agotado
  • And I got to be honest, I am exhausted from all that work.
  • feel exhausted
  • physically exhausted
  • emotionally exhausted

Like literally, I'm exhausted from this trajectory.

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Examples

  • I was so exhausted after ten minutes that I took a nap with a cat.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • After running the marathon, she was so exhausted that she needed to rest for several hours.

  • ... Have you ever gone home and felt too exhausted to cook?

  • I have never been so exhausted in my life.

  • By then, he was so exhausted he could barely walk.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I wondered if I looked as exhausted as I felt.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Although completely exhausted, the man didn't give up hope.

  • The justice looked unusually exhausted, and I asked him what had been going on.

    Academic text (1994)
  • I've been driving all day, I'm exhausted.

  • Candito was so exhausted that he collapsed out there on the sidewalk.

    Fiction book (1995)

Synonyms

tired
vsexhausted
1.0

Needing rest or sleep because you have little energy

is more intense, meaning completely used up beyond simple tiredness
weary
vsexhausted
129 3.2

Feeling very tired after hard work or long effort

is stronger, implying total depletion or being completely used up
all in
vsexhausted
  • UK
27 5.4

Very tired and cannot do anything

is the standard way to say total lack of energy
burned-out
vsexhausted
27 4.4

Very tired after doing too much work for a long time

is the neutral term for extreme tiredness without cause detail
frazzled
vsexhausted
  • Informal
16 4.0

Very tired and stressed from too much work or worry

is similar but can be purely physical or resource exhaustion
fatigued
vsexhausted
13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is more everyday and covers both energy and resources
played out
vsexhausted
  • Informal
10 6.7

Very tired or no longer interesting because people use it too much

focuses on complete depletion of energy or strength rather than loss of interest
knackered
vsexhausted
  • UK
3 8.5

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is the neutral term for very great tiredness
dog-tired
vsexhausted
  • Informal
3 6.4

Very tired after doing hard work for a long time

also covers full depletion beyond physical tiredness
washed-out
vsexhausted
  • Informal
1 5.1

Being very tired and without energy

is about being fully used up or without energy
fagged
vsexhausted
  • UK
1 9.0

Feeling very tired and without energy

implies a more complete using up of energy or resources
enervated
vsexhausted
  • Formal
1 7.6

Feeling very weak and having little energy

adds the sense of being fully used up or emptied
aweary
vsexhausted
  • Archaic
1 9.9

Very tired in both body and mind from long trouble or hard work

is the modern neutral term for extreme tiredness or depletion
spent
vsexhausted
3.5

Very tired and with no energy left

emphasizes extreme tiredness and also resources being empty
drained
vsexhausted
3.4

Feeling very tired with no energy left

is broader, covering extreme tiredness and total depletion
worn-out
vsexhausted
2.4

A person who is very tired and needs rest after hard work

focuses more on total exhaustion of energy or strength
deuced tired
vsexhausted
  • Archaic
9.9

Feeling very tired and unable to do much

is the general descriptor for extreme tiredness without slang
wearied
vsexhausted
3.4

Feeling very tired after hard physical or mental effort

adds the idea of total depletion of energy or strength
tuckered
vsexhausted
  • Informal
7.4

Very tired after a lot of activity or a long day

is broader and covers total exhaustion from any cause
perishingly tired
vsexhausted
  • Informal
7.9

Very low on energy and unable to do much

is the common label for very great tiredness or depletion
bone-deep tired
vsexhausted
8.2

Very tired all through your body so you can barely move

is broader and covers total lack of energy or resources
overworn
vsexhausted
6.1

Very tired because of too much work or travel

is the general extreme tiredness term regardless of cause
short on energy
vsexhausted
3.5

Feeling tired and weak

is stronger, indicating complete exhaustion or resource depletion

Antonyms

1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

1 4.7

Feeling full of new energy and ready to do things

How Tired

exhausted
104 2.0
spent
3.5
weary
129 3.2
tired
1.0
sleepy
142 1.0

Surface Forms

exhausted positive

Morphology

exhausted = exhaust (transparent) = exhaust + ed

Standard participial/adjectival formation from the verb 'exhaust' meaning 'used up' or 'very tired'.

Etymology

The word exhausted comes from the parts ex- meaning 'out' and haust meaning 'to draw' or 'to take out', so it originally meant 'drawn out' or 'emptied'. That's why to be exhausted is to feel completely 'drained' of energy.