Spent (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted; "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• After the marathon, the runners were spent and couldn't take another step.
• The constant noise of the construction site left her spent by the end of the day.
• The politician's campaign team was spent after weeks of traveling from town to town.
• The intense heat of the desert sun left the hikers spent and desperate for shade.
• The emotional turmoil of the past year had left her spent, both mentally and physically.

Synonyms

• Gone
• Played Out
• Fagged
• Dog-tired
• Fatigued
• Exhausted
• Worn-out
• Worn Out
• Washed-out

Meaning ²

Depleted of energy, force, or strength; "impossible to grow tobacco on the exhausted soil"; "the exhausted food sources"; "exhausted oil wells".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Examples

• The spent fuel rods were carefully removed from the nuclear reactor.
• After years of overfishing, the spent fisheries were unable to replenish themselves.
• The spent soil on the farm was no longer fertile and required extensive rejuvenation.
• The oil well was declared spent after decades of continuous drilling and extraction.
• The spent coal mine was closed due to the depletion of its resources.

Synonyms

• Exhausted