burnt out
Emotionally and physically drained
Burnt out describes exhaustion from prolonged stress or overwork, leaving someone depleted and unable to function effectively: I'm completely burnt out after that project.
The image is of a fire that has consumed all its fuel.
Can describe people, their energy, or their capacity: burnt out teachers, a burnt out lightbulb.
Also spelled burned out.
Severely reduced or emptied
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- drainedEmptied of resources
- sappedDepleted of vitality
- wipedCleaned by rubbing
shattered · frazzled · fatigued · weary · worn · tuckered · knackered · enervated
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
- wearinessState of being drained
- ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
- languorWeary, dreamy fatigue
torpor · lassitude · sluggishness · inertia · heaviness · fog · brain fog · mental fatigue
Without feeling or concern
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- disenchantedLost one's illusions
- jadedDulled by overindulgence
cynical · disillusioned · going through the motions · uninspired · unmotivated · dispassionate · numb · hollow
Defeated by sheer volume
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- stretched thinExtended beyond comfortable limits
- swampedOverwhelmed beyond capacity
workaholic · grinding · pressured · crunchtime · understaffed · overburdened · overextended · run ragged
depleted
Severely reduced or emptied
wiped · shattered · frazzled · fatigued · weary · worn · tuckered · knackered · enervated · debilitated
lethargy
Abnormal drowsiness and apathy
- wearinessState of being drained
- ennuiWeary, listless dissatisfaction
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
languor · torpor · lassitude · sluggishness · inertia · heaviness · fog · brain fog · mental fatigue · compassion fatigue
apathetic
Without feeling or concern
- indifferentLacking interest or concern
- detachedApart or uninvolved
- disenchantedLost one's illusions
jaded · cynical · disillusioned · going through the motions · uninspired · unmotivated · dispassionate · numb · hollow · empty
overwhelmed
Defeated by sheer volume
- stressedOverwhelmed by pressure
- overloadedBurdened past capacity
- stretched thinExtended beyond comfortable limits
swamped · workaholic · grinding · pressured · crunchtime · understaffed · overburdened · overextended · run ragged · spread too thin
- At My Limitfed up, had it, last straw, breaking point, done
- burnoutemotional exhaustion, exhaustion, exhausted, overwork, chronic fatigue
- exhaustedtired, weary, exhausted, drained, fatigued
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, lethargy, chronic fatigue
- nonfunctionalbroken, malfunctioning, inoperative, nonfunctional, defunct
- slang moodsbummed, chill, cranky, edgy, grumpy
burnt outenergized
Made lively and alert
refreshed · revitalized · invigorated · vibrant · rejuvenated
burnt outpassionate
Intensely emotional or enthusiastic
enthusiastic · motivated · inspired · driven · engaged
burnt outworking
In active function
functioning · operational · lit · active · on
out, burning, burnt, burned, burns, burnout, burnable, unburned, unburnt