spent

adjective

ˈspent

: used up : consumed

: exhausted of active or required components or qualities often for a particular purpose

spent nuclear fuel

: drained of energy or effectiveness : exhausted

: exhausted of spawn or sperm

spent fishes

Example Sentences

he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep

Recent Examples on the Web Investigators who processed the aftermath of the Aug. 28 incident north of downtown Phoenix found 200 spent rifle casings, five magazine cartridges, unused flash bangs and a Molotov cocktail, Phoenix Police Sgt.

Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 The complex is defended by anti-personnel mines alongside the reservoir that feeds water into the reactor and the ponds that cool its spent rods.

Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 The spent casing was found in his pocket when he was arrested a short time later near his home and matched another recovered at the seen, prosecutors.

Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2022 The water at issue was used to cool spent fuel rods and is being kept in a pool inside the nuclear power plant.

Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 But the issue of debris has moved beyond spent rocket stages.

Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 May 2022 His garden was littered with spent shell casings, shell holes and other detritus of battle.

New York Times, 18 May 2022 Weeks of fierce combat transformed the airport into a dystopian post-battle debris field, strewn with spent ammunition, rockets, Russian ration boxes, gas masks, and burned and tattered uniforms.

Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2022 Choosing the wrong platform can be a big mistake in spent dollars and lost time.

Ketan Pandit, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 See More

spent 1 of 2

adjective

as in exhausted

depleted in strength, energy, or freshness he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep

Synonyms & Similar Words

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exhausted
tired
done
drained
weary
wearied
worn
beaten
beat
played out
dead
tapped out
fatigued
knackered
all in
wiped out
pooped
jaded
aweary
bushed
limp
worn to a frazzle
burnt-out
bleary
burned-out
prostrate
logy
tuckered (out)
washed-out
overworked
weakened
worn-out
sapped
sleepy
overtaxed
loggy
overfatigued
debilitated
enervated
run-down
enfeebled
lethargic
broken-down
sluggish
drowsy
enervate
heavy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rested
unwearied
relaxed
rejuvenated
active
refreshed
fresh
tireless
strengthened
revitalized
energetic
invigorated
vitalized
strong
weariless
peppy

spent

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verb

past tense of spend

as in paid

to hand over or use up in payment I always end up spending too much money at the mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

paid
gave
expended
disbursed
wasted
laid out
outlaid
shelled out
dropped
lavished
rained
squandered
forked (over, out, or up)
dissipated
threw away
ran through
blew
frittered (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

saved
realized
made
earned
acquired
gained
hoarded
laid up
procured
won
secured
cached
garnered

as in consumed

to make complete use of the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January

Synonyms & Similar Words

consumed
exhausted
drained
used
expended
burnt
burned
reduced
absorbed
wasted
ate
depleted
devoured
played out
used up
emptied
decreased
drew down
ran out of
diminished
misspent
lowered
weakened
downsized
dwindled
bankrupted
squandered
sapped
impoverished
undermined
lessened
crippled
blew
lavished
disabled
abated
debilitated
dissipated
dried up
enfeebled
threw away
cleaned (out)
guzzled
de-escalated
ran through
frittered (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

replaced
increased
renewed
augmented
reinforced
enforced
saved
enlarged
restored
strengthened
repaired
rebuilt
revived
preserved
fortified
bolstered
conserved
reenforced

as in wasted

to use up carelessly spent all his energy on impractical schemes

Synonyms & Similar Words

wasted
lost
misspent
lavished
squandered
consumed
blew
dissipated
threw away
ran through
splurged
fiddled away
indulged
exhausted
expended
played ducks and drakes with
overspent
made ducks and drakes of
frittered (away)
depleted
impoverished
trifled (away)
disbursed
overindulged
laid out
shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

conserved
saved
preserved
protected
economized
skimped
scrimped
hoarded
laid up

单词	spent
释义	spent adjective ˈspent 1 a : used up : consumed b : exhausted of active or required components or qualities often for a particular purpose spent nuclear fuel 2 : drained of energy or effectiveness : exhausted 3 : exhausted of spawn or sperm spent fishes Synonyms all in aweary [archaic] beat beaten bleary burned-out burnt-out bushed dead done drained exhausted fatigued jaded knackered [British] limp logy loggy played out pooped [slang] prostrate tapped out tired tuckered (out) washed-out wearied weary wiped out worn worn-out See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep Recent Examples on the Web Investigators who processed the aftermath of the Aug. 28 incident north of downtown Phoenix found 200 spent rifle casings, five magazine cartridges, unused flash bangs and a Molotov cocktail, Phoenix Police Sgt. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 10 Sep. 2022 The complex is defended by anti-personnel mines alongside the reservoir that feeds water into the reactor and the ponds that cool its spent rods. Joe Parkinson, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 The spent casing was found in his pocket when he was arrested a short time later near his home and matched another recovered at the seen, prosecutors. Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 3 July 2022 The water at issue was used to cool spent fuel rods and is being kept in a pool inside the nuclear power plant. Mike Damiano, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2022 But the issue of debris has moved beyond spent rocket stages. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 May 2022 His garden was littered with spent shell casings, shell holes and other detritus of battle. New York Times, 18 May 2022 Weeks of fierce combat transformed the airport into a dystopian post-battle debris field, strewn with spent ammunition, rockets, Russian ration boxes, gas masks, and burned and tattered uniforms. Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2022 Choosing the wrong platform can be a big mistake in spent dollars and lost time. Ketan Pandit, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from past participle of spenden to spend First Known Use 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Phrases Containing spent well spent a spent force well spent a spent force Kids Definition spent adjective ˈspent 1 : used up a spent battery 2 : drained of energy By Fridays, I'm spent. spent 1 of 2 adjective as in exhausted depleted in strength, energy, or freshness he plopped down in his chair, completely spent, and then fell asleep Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance exhausted tired done drained weary wearied worn beaten beat played out dead tapped out fatigued knackered all in wiped out pooped jaded aweary bushed limp worn to a frazzle burnt-out bleary burned-out prostrate logy tuckered (out) washed-out overworked weakened worn-out sapped sleepy overtaxed loggy overfatigued debilitated enervated run-down enfeebled lethargic broken-down sluggish drowsy enervate heavy Antonyms & Near Antonyms rested unwearied relaxed rejuvenated active refreshed fresh tireless strengthened revitalized energetic invigorated vitalized strong weariless peppy See More spent 2 of 2 verb past tense of spend 1 as in paid to hand over or use up in payment I always end up spending too much money at the mall Synonyms & Similar Words paid gave expended disbursed wasted laid out outlaid shelled out dropped lavished rained squandered forked (over, out, or up) dissipated threw away ran through blew frittered (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms saved realized made earned acquired gained hoarded laid up procured won secured cached garnered See More 2 as in consumed to make complete use of the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January Synonyms & Similar Words consumed exhausted drained used expended burnt burned reduced absorbed wasted ate depleted devoured played out used up emptied decreased drew down ran out of diminished misspent lowered weakened downsized dwindled bankrupted squandered sapped impoverished undermined lessened crippled blew lavished disabled abated debilitated dissipated dried up enfeebled threw away cleaned (out) guzzled de-escalated ran through frittered (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms replaced increased renewed augmented reinforced enforced saved enlarged restored strengthened repaired rebuilt revived preserved fortified bolstered conserved reenforced See More 3 as in wasted to use up carelessly spent all his energy on impractical schemes Synonyms & Similar Words wasted lost misspent lavished squandered consumed blew dissipated threw away ran through splurged fiddled away indulged exhausted expended played ducks and drakes with overspent made ducks and drakes of frittered (away) depleted impoverished trifled (away) disbursed overindulged laid out shot Antonyms & Near Antonyms conserved saved preserved protected economized skimped scrimped hoarded laid up See More
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