exhausted

[ ig-zaws-tid ]

adjective

1. drained of strength or energy; worn-out:

   The illness left me exhausted, both psychologically and physically.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exhausted¹

First recorded in 1660–70; exhaust ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Synonym Study

See tired ¹.

Example Sentences

The day they spent, exhausted together on the crossroads of here and gone, is the kind of convergence they make movies about, so we forget it really happened.

From Los Angeles Times

The first of the six-part ad series sees an exhausted French on her way home, complaining about how much she has to do.

From BBC

"It feels like there's a nation that's quite exhausted and actually has been waiting to celebrate, and Christmas is a great outlet for that," she added.

From BBC

The actress had famously played a new iteration of 007 in the James Bond film “No Time to Die,” after which she felt she had suitably exhausted the world of MI6.

From Los Angeles Times

Well, I wanted to not play another mom right away, because I exhausted that premise.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• dead
• drained
• weak
• weakened