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gone

gone

9 7.4
Extremely tired with no energy
  • adjective
  • /ɡɔn/
  • Informal
translation icon : agotado
  • You are so far gone that it is scary.
  • legs are gone
  • energy is gone
  • completely gone

Examples

  • My pre-surgery anxiety was gone instantaneously after the surgery was completed!

    Blog text (32)
  • After working two jobs this week, I'm so gone that I can barely keep my eyes open.

  • My confidence is gone now.

  • But it's only a half smile and is quickly gone.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Maria herself could hardly walk; she was so far gone.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • My strength was gone.

  • My back is gone.

  • Cairo leaped to his feet, his previous semblance of weariness gone.

    Fiction book (1999)
  • She felt completely gone after a long day of hiking nonstop up the mountain.

  • By the end of the marathon, he was gone, struggling to find enough energy to walk.

Synonyms

dead
vsgone
  • Informal
131 6.6

Extremely tired and with no energy after hard work

is a more neutral informal way to say extreme tiredness
exhausted
vsgone
104 2.0

Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy

is the informal way to express that complete depletion
worn out
vsgone
23 2.9

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is the informal way to say someone feels very worn down
fatigued
vsgone
13 4.1

Feeling very tired and having no energy

is the informal label for that same drained condition
played out
vsgone
  • Informal
10 6.7

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

is the casual term focusing on personal exhaustion rather than usefulness
dog-tired
vsgone
  • Informal
3 6.4

Very tired after doing hard work for a long time

is the everyday term that conveys that same extreme tiredness
dead on one's feet
vsgone
  • Informal
2 7.1

Very tired after hard physical or mental work

is the everyday phrase used for that exhausted condition
washed-out
vsgone
  • Informal
1 5.1

Being very tired and without energy

is the more colloquial way to report being completely drained
fagged
vsgone
  • UK
1 9.0

Feeling very tired and without energy

is the common informal expression used by many speakers today
spent
vsgone
3.5

Very tired and with no energy left

is the casual phrase used to report that same state
drained
vsgone
3.4

Feeling very tired with no energy left

is the casual expression for feeling emptied of energy
perishingly tired
vsgone
  • Informal
7.9

Very low on energy and unable to do much

is the informal, everyday phrase for that intense exhaustion

Antonyms

1 1.5

Feeling rested and full of new energy after a break

Idioms

To try something new in a place or way no one has done before

gone fishing
  • Informal
1 8.1

Not paying attention because you are thinking about something else

Someone or something disappears completely so nobody knows where they are

How Tired

gone
  • Informal
9 7.4
weary
129 3.2
tired
1.0
rested
1.0

Surface Forms

gone positive

Etymology

Gone also comes from the verb go, with the sense that something has 'left' you, like strength or energy. So when your energy has 'gone', you are completely 'used up', and gone can mean 'exhausted'.