Meanings
adjectiveexhausting (comparative more exhausting, superlative most exhausting)
comparative more exhausting · superlative most exhausting
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of exhaust
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveVery tiring.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivehaving a debilitating effect
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ews-ye-ti
- Proto-Italic*auziō
- Latinhauriō
- Latinexhauriō
- Latinexhaustus
- Englishexhaust
- Englishexhausting
Translations
Ancient Greek κοπώδης
- κοπώδης (kopṓdēs)Very tiring
Bulgarian изтощителен
- изтощителен (iztoštitelen)Very tiring
Dutch vermoeiend, uitputtend
- vermoeiendVery tiring
- uitputtendVery tiring
Finnish uuvuttava
- uuvuttavaVery tiring
French épuisant, éreintant
- épuisantVery tiring
- éreintantVery tiring
- exténuantVery tiring
- usantVery tiring
German strapaziös, anstrengend
- strapaziösVery tiring
- anstrengendVery tiring
Greek εξαντλητικός, εξοντωτικός
- εξαντλητικός (exantlitikós)Very tiring
- εξοντωτικός (exontotikós)Very tiring
Hindi थकाऊ
- थकाऊ (thakāū)Very tiring
Hungarian fárasztó, kimerítő
- fárasztóVery tiring
- kimerítőVery tiring
Italian estenuante, spossante
- estenuanteVery tiring
- spossanteVery tiring
- sfiancanteVery tiring
- faticosoVery tiring
- sfibranteVery tiring
- snervanteVery tiring
Polish wyczerpujący
- wyczerpującyVery tiring
Romanian obositor, epuizant
- obositorVery tiring
- epuizantVery tiring
- extenuatVery tiring
Russian изнури́тельный, утоми́тельный
- изнури́тельный (iznurítelʹnyj)Very tiring
- утоми́тельный (utomítelʹnyj)Very tiring
Spanish agotador, exhaustivo
- agotadorVery tiring
- exhaustivoVery tiring
- extenuanteVery tiring
- extenuadorVery tiring
Cite this entry
APA
exhausting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhausting
MLA
“exhausting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhausting. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exhausting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exhausting.
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