Synonyms for exhaust
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Consume
use, consume, spend, deplete, jade, waste, drain, wear out, overdo, use up, dissipate, expend, eat, eat up, absorb, weary, fag, wipe out informal, poop, fatigue, impoverish, swallow
4. Tucker
beat, wash up, tucker slang, tucker out slang
Other
weaken, debilitate, disable, fritter away, cripple, prostrate, enervate, overwear, enfeeble
Definitions
- v. 1
To draw or let out wholly; to drain completely.
The water was exhausted out of the well.
- v. 2
To empty by drawing or letting out the contents.
- v. 3
To use up; to deplete, drain or expend wholly, or use until the supply comes to an end.
to exhaust one's resources
- v. 4
To tire out; to wear out; to cause to be without any energy.
The marathon exhausted me.
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- exhausted
e.g. exhausted → used, consumed, spent, depleted…
Example sentences
- release It's impossible to release his foot from the trap.
- eject Always press the eject button before removing a CD.
- tire These tire tracks were made by a mid-size vehicle.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| exhaust | falling | |
| release | steady | |
| eject | steady | |
| tire | falling | |
| enervate | steady | |
| overwear | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- use1, eat1, sap1, fag1
- 4 letters
- beat1, void1, tire2, jade1, poop1, tyre1
- 5 letters
- spend1, waste1, empty2, drain1, weary2, expel2, eject2
- 6 letters
- absorb2, tucker2, weaken2, harass2, expend2, overdo3
- 7 letters
- release2, consume2, fatigue2, swallow2, disable3, cripple2, deplete2
- 8 letters
- evacuate4, enfeeble3, enervate, overwear
- 9 letters
- discharge2, dissipate3, prostrate2
- 10 letters
- impoverish3, debilitate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tire2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- épuiser
- Italiano
- esaurire
- Deutsch
- ausschöpfen