exhausted

E1X8H4A1U1S1T1E1D2
UK/ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/US/ɪɡˈzɔstɪd/cot caught merger/ɪɡˈzɑstɪd/

adjective

Very tired; zonked (out).

“The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.”

Opposite
CommonScrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveexhausted (comparative more exhausted, superlative most exhausted)

comparative more exhausted · superlative most exhausted

  1. Very tired; zonked (out).

    The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.

  2. Depleted of resources.

    The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted.

  3. obsoletesciencesEmptied of contents, especially of air; that has been made into a vacuum.

    A man can live in thick air, but perishes in an exhausted receiver.

    1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 839
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of exhaust

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar

adjectivedrained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

adjectivedepleted of energy, force, or strength

Similar
Opposite

adjectivedrained physically

Similar

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  3. Proto-Italic*eks
  4. Latinex
  5. Latinex-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-ye-ti
  8. Proto-Italic*auziō
  9. Latinhauriō
  10. Latinexhauriō
  11. Latinexhaustus
  12. Englishexhaust
  13. Englishexhausted

From exhaust + -ed.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian изчерпан
  • изчерпан (izčerpan)drained of resources
Catalan exhaust, fatigat
  • exhaustvery tired
  • fatigatvery tired
  • exhaustdrained of resources
Chinese Mandarin 疲憊不堪的 /疲惫不堪的, 筋疲力盡的 /筋疲力尽的
  • 疲憊不堪的 /疲惫不堪的 (píbèi bùkān de)very tired
  • 筋疲力盡的 /筋疲力尽的 (jīnpílìjìn de)very tired
  • 累到不行的 (lèi dào bùxíng de)very tired
  • 枯竭的 (kūjié de)drained of resources
  • 耗盡的 /耗尽的 (hàojìn de)drained of resources
  • 短缺的 (duǎnquē de)drained of resources
Danish udmattet
  • udmattetvery tired
Esperanto lacega
  • lacegavery tired
Finnish uupunut, väsyksissä
  • uupunutvery tired
  • väsyksissävery tired
  • poikkivery tired
  • ehtynytdrained of resources
  • ehdytettydrained of resources
French épuisé, fatigué
  • épuisévery tired
  • fatiguévery tired
German erschöpft, erschöpft
  • erschöpftvery tired
  • erschöpftdrained of resources
Hungarian kimerült, kimerült
  • kimerültvery tired
  • kimerültdrained of resources
  • kimerítettdrained of resources
  • kiaknázottdrained of resources
Italian esausto, affaticato
  • esaustovery tired
  • affaticatovery tired
  • esauritovery tired
  • esauritodrained of resources
Māori ngenge, ru(w)ha
  • ngengevery tired
  • ru(w)havery tired
  • ruhivery tired
  • toheteadrained of resources
  • paudrained of resources
  • mahitidrained of resources
  • tītōheadrained of resources
  • hūikidrained of resources
Norwegian utpint
  • utpintdrained of resources
Norwegian Bokmål utslitt, kjørt
  • utslittvery tired
  • kjørtvery tired
  • utkjørtvery tired
  • utmattetvery tired
  • utmattavery tired
  • gåenvery tired
  • uttømtdrained of resources
Polish wyczerpany, wyczerpany
  • wyczerpanyvery tired
  • wyczerpanydrained of resources
Portuguese esgotado, exausto
  • esgotadovery tired
  • exaustovery tired
  • fatigadovery tired
  • afadigadovery tired
Romanian epuizat, extenuat
  • epuizatvery tired
  • extenuatvery tired
  • istovitvery tired
  • epuizatdrained of resources
  • sărăcitdrained of resources
Russian исче́рпанный, вы́работанный
  • исче́рпанный (isčérpannyj)drained of resources
  • вы́работанный (výrabotannyj)drained of resources
Scottish Gaelic claoidhte
  • claoidhtevery tired
Spanish exhausto, agotado
  • exhaustovery tired
  • agotadovery tired
  • exhaustodrained of resources
  • agotadodrained of resources
Swedish utmattad, slut
  • utmattadvery tired
  • slutdrained of resources
  • uttömddrained of resources
Ukrainian виснажений
  • виснажений (vysnaženyj)very tired
Cite this entry
APA

exhausted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhausted

MLA

“exhausted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhausted. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhausted,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhausted.

Source: exhausted on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.