exhausting
- adjective
- /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/
- Taking care of three toddlers all day can be incredibly exhausting for any parent.
- an exhausting day
- exhausting work
- mentally exhausting
The drive will be exhausting, but you still go.
- The drive will be exhausting, but you still go.
- And it's just really, really mentally exhausting to think about it.
- And it can just be exhausting over the years.
- And it can get really exhausting carrying the torch.
- And when it comes to communication, it's not only exhausting but frustrating.
- So it was so intense and so exhausting mentally.
- They do it like it's just I find it exhausting and it's the dopamine thing.
- What is the difference for you between that mindset getting exhausting versus energizing?
- But in the longer term, it is exhausting to keep making this argument.
- And it's exhausting and it's not sustainable.
- So it's exciting, it's exhausting, it's rewarding.
- Admit that is the most exhausting physical exercise you'll ever do.
- Like that would be exhausting at a level that I just can't fathom.
- I've done a lot of sniper missions, and it's exhausting and it's boring.
- It may be just basically recharging from how exhausting and draining that whole experience was.
Examples
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Launching a maker club is hard, exhausting, and incredibly satisfying.
Academic text (2014) -
It has been a wild year, a great year and an exhausting year for us.
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And it can just be exhausting over the years.
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So I think this week is going to be exhausting, but fun as well.
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I mean, some days are more exhausting than others.
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It's been exhausting, I must say.
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A little exhausting, but a great experience.
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It's just that it's been a really exhausting semester.
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A 45-minute walk around the site is exhausting even for a very fit person.
Academic text (2011) -
Reading lips when you can't hear properly is more exhausting than you'd ever imagine.
Academic text (2005)
Synonyms
Very hard and tiring, needing a lot of physical effort
Very difficult to do and needing a lot of effort over a long time
Making you feel tired after a lot of activity
Needing a lot of physical or mental effort
Making you feel tired and worn out
Making you feel very tired and low on energy
Making someone feel very tired and weak
Making you feel tired after a long time or hard work
Antonyms
How Exhausting
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word exhausting comes from Latin parts ex- meaning 'out' and haust meaning 'to draw' or 'to drink'. So something 'exhausting' has your energy 'drawn out' or 'drained', which is why it makes you very tired.