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Synonyms for exhausted

Two senses of exhausted live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 1, Foothills

drained of energy or effectiveness

Our food supplies were exhausted before the fourth day.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

gone

Same sentence, swapped: Our food supplies were gone before the fourth day.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for exhausted as it is used in the sentence above.

pale
virgin
bare

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 1, Foothills

depleted of energy, force, or strength

Exhausted oil wells.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

spent

Same sentence, swapped: Spent oil wells.

Close but different

pale
virgin
bare

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