cleaned out
Left with nothing
Cleaned out means emptied completely.
You might clean out a closet, removing everything to sort through it.
The phrase often implies financial depletion—someone cleaned out by a divorce or bad investment has lost most of their money.
A thief cleans out a house by taking everything valuable.
The casino cleaned me out.
I cleaned out my desk before leaving the job.
Lacking any funds
- ruinedDamaged beyond recovery
- insolventUnable to pay debts
- pennilessCompletely without money
- wiped outUtterly without remaining energy
bust · destitute · impoverished · flat broke · tapped out · liquidated · foreclosed · bankrupted
Emptied of resources
- exhaustedUtterly depleted of energy
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- used upEntirely consumed or expended
- consumedFully used or eaten
emptied · sapped · diminished · run dry · wiped out · tapped out · finished · gone
Without an occupant
- bareLacking any covering
- clearedFound not guilty
- evacuatedWithdrew from danger
- strippedHad coverings removed
gutted · hollow · void · deserted · abandoned · unoccupied · unfurnished · barren
Cleaned thoroughly or canceled
- disinfectedFreed from harmful microorganisms
- sterilizedFreed from microorganisms
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
- spotlessCompletely free of marks
immaculate · pristine · gleaming · sparkling · polished · wiped down · decontaminated · hygienic
Systematically arranged
- declutteredFreed from unnecessary items
- sortedPut in order
- straightenedMade free of bends
- tidiedMade neat
neat · orderly · uncluttered · spick-and-span · shipshape · arranged · systematized · streamlined
broke
Lacking any funds
wiped out · bust · destitute · impoverished · flat broke · tapped out · liquidated · foreclosed · bankrupted · fleeced
drained
Emptied of resources
consumed · emptied · sapped · diminished · run dry · wiped out · tapped out · finished · gone · nothing left
vacant
Without an occupant
stripped · gutted · hollow · void · deserted · abandoned · unoccupied · unfurnished · barren · blank
scrubbed
Cleaned thoroughly or canceled
- disinfectedFreed from harmful microorganisms
- sterilizedFreed from microorganisms
- sanitizedCleansed of contaminants
spotless · immaculate · pristine · gleaming · sparkling · polished · wiped down · decontaminated · hygienic · germ-free
organized
Systematically arranged
- declutteredFreed from unnecessary items
- sortedPut in order
- straightenedMade free of bends
tidied · neat · orderly · uncluttered · spick-and-span · shipshape · arranged · systematized · streamlined · purged