- draining, exhausting - having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun"
Antonym: invigorating (indirect, via debilitating)
- exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying - producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"
Antonym: effortless (indirect, via effortful)
- exhaust, wash up, beat, tucker, tucker out - wear out completely; "This kind of work exhausts me"; "I'm beat"; "He was all washed up after the exam"
--1 is one way to tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun exhaustion3
The performance is likely to exhaust Sue
- consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out - use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"
--2 is one way to spend, expend, drop
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun exhaustion3
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire - deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"
--3 is one way to consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun exhaustion3
They exhaust the money
- exhaust - use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies"
--4 is one way to empty
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun exhaustion3
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- evacuate, exhaust - create a vacuum in (a bulb, flask, reaction vessel, etc.)
--5 is one way to empty
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something