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EXHAUSTING Synonyms

There are 40 synonyms of the word exhausting. (exact relations)
There are 32 hypernyms of the word exhausting. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for EXHAUSTING

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arduous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

• taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

• difficult to accomplish; demanding considerable mental effort and skill

backbreaking
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

challenging
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• requiring full use of your abilities or resources

• stimulating interest or thought

• disturbingly provocative

debilitating
adjectiveadj
adjective

• impairing the strength and vitality

demanding
adjectiveadj
adjective

• requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill

draining
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• having a debilitating effect

enervating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing debilitation

grueling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

laborious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

punishing
adjectiveadj
adjective

• resulting in punishment

adjective satellite

• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

strenuous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by or performed with much energy or force

• taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

taxing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not easily borne; wearing

tiring
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• producing exhaustion

wearing
verbv
noun

• (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively

• the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment

adjective satellite

• producing exhaustion

wearying
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• producing exhaustion

fatiguing
adjectiveadj
noun

• temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

• used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress

• (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something

• labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)

verb

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

• exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress

sapping
verb, adverb, nounv, adv, n
noun

• a watery solution of sugars, salts, and minerals that circulates through the vascular system of a plant

• a person who lacks good judgment

• a piece of metal covered by leather with a flexible handle; used for hitting people

verb

• deplete

• excavate the earth beneath

consume
verbv
verb

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• serve oneself to, or consume regularly

• spend extravagantly

• destroy completely

• use up (resources or materials)

• engage fully

beat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a regular route for a sentry or policeman

• the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart

• the basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music

• a single pulsation of an oscillation produced by adding two waves of different frequencies; has a frequency equal to the difference between the two oscillations

• a member of the beat generation; a nonconformist in dress and behavior

• the sound of stroke or blow

• (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse

• a regular rate of repetition

• a stroke or blow

• the act of beating to windward; sailing as close as possible to the direction from which the wind is blowing

adjective satellite

• very tired

verb

• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

• give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression

• hit repeatedly

• move rhythmically

• shape by beating

• make a rhythmic sound

• glare or strike with great intensity

• move with a thrashing motion

• sail with much tacking or with difficulty

• stir vigorously

• strike (a part of one's own body) repeatedly, as in great emotion or in accompaniment to music

• be superior

• avoid paying

• make a sound like a clock or a timer

• move with a flapping motion

• indicate by beating, as with the fingers or drumsticks

• move with or as if with a regular alternating motion

• make by pounding or trampling

• produce a rhythm by striking repeatedly

• strike (water or bushes) repeatedly to rouse animals for hunting

• beat through cleverness and wit

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• wear out completely

deplete
verbv
verb

• use up (resources or materials)

Best Hypernyms For EXHAUSTING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for exhausting, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (21)
consume deplete draining drop eat empty exhaust expend fatigue gas jade outwear spend system tire tiring waste wear weary wearying fatiguing
Phrases (11)
eat upfag outtire outuse upwaste materialwaste matterwaste productwear downwear outwear uponwipe out

Alternatives for ARDUOUS

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