expended

ADJECTIVE

exhausted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depleted drained

STRONG

bare consumed dissipated done dry empty finished gone spent squandered void wasted

WEAK

all gone at an end washed-out

Antonyms

STRONG

filled full hoarded incomplete saved stored unfinished

WEAK

animated energetic fresh invigorated lively plenty refreshed restored unused vigorous

ADJECTIVE

spent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dead finished lost used wasted

STRONG

blown bushed consumed debilitated depleted disbursed dissipated drained enervated exhausted fagged limp prostrate shattered shot weakened wearied weary

WEAK

all in bleary burned out dog-tired done in down the drain effete far-gone had it played-out ready to drop thrown away washed-up worn-out

Antonyms

STRONG

active animated energetic energized fresh invigorated lively restored strong unused

Example Sentences

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The Pentagon currently estimates the fiscal cost of the war so far at around $29 billion, mostly reflecting expended munitions.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

No firearms or expended bullet casings were found.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Rangers folk have expended an awful lot of time and emotion analysing Chermiti since his £8m signing and the verdicts have been damning.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

More fundamentally, as AI handles routine cognitive work, the remaining human contribution shifts toward judgment, creativity and relationship management—the value of which bears little relationship to time expended.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Time and worry would be expended before she was found.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

expended

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