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Synonyms for drained

33 synonyms
3 antonyms
2 meanings

adjective

Most common

exhausted tired dead tired tired out depleted dead

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Exhausted — lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered

exhausted, tired, dead tired, tired out, done, played out, fatigued, pooped, washed-out, knackered UK IE, worn, worn-out, dog-tired, whacked US, run-down, weary, bushed, beat US, bleary, dog-weary, enervated, sleepy

2. Depleted — of a battery, empty of charge; discharged

depleted, dead, empty, consumed, gone, spent, used up, finished, flat, expended, effete dated

Antonyms

undrained, invigorated, suffused

All antonyms of drained →

Definitions

adj. 1
Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
I felt so drained after that three-hour exam that I wanted to sleep for the next week.
adj. 2
Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.

Example sentences

tired I'm getting tired of driving on this winding road.
exhausted Although he was exhausted, he had to keep working.
empty An empty stomach doesn't help on the mental front.
depleted Algeria's oil and gas fields will soon be depleted.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
drained		falling
tired		rising
exhausted		rising
empty		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: done¹, dead¹, gone¹, beat¹, flat¹, worn¹
5 letters: spent¹, tired², empty², weary²
6 letters: sleepy², pooped¹, bleary², effete², bushed
7 letters: whacked¹
8 letters: finished², consumed², depleted³, fatigued², expended³
9 letters: exhausted³, knackered, enervated

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tired² = 2 syllables).