Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb exhaust

5 senses of exhaust

Sense 1
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")
       => tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue -- (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike")

Sense 2
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")
       => spend, expend, drop -- (pay out; "spend money")

Sense 3
run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire -- (deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength")
       => 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")

Sense 4
exhaust -- (use up the whole supply of; "We have exhausted the food supplies")
       => empty -- (make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building")

Sense 5
exhaust, discharge, expel, eject, release -- (eliminate (a substance); "combustion products are exhausted in the engine"; "the plant releases a gas")

Antonyms of adj exhausting

2 senses of exhausting

Sense 1
draining, exhausting -- (having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun")

INDIRECT (VIA debilitating) -> invigorating -- (imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air")

Sense 2
exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying -- (producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing")

INDIRECT (VIA effortful) -> effortless -- (requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air")

Similarity of adj exhausting

2 senses of exhausting

Sense 1
draining, exhausting -- (having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot sun")
       => debilitating (vs. invigorating) -- (impairing the strength and vitality)

Sense 2
exhausting, tiring, wearing, wearying -- (producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing")
       => effortful (vs. effortless) -- (requiring great physical effort)

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