depleted

Reserves now empty

Depleted describes something that has been used up or severely reduced from its original amount.

Resources get depleted: depleted uranium, depleted fish stocks, a depleted savings account.

People feel depleted when exhausted of energy or emotional reserves: I was completely depleted after the move.

The word emphasizes emptiness where fullness once existed.

energy

exhausted

Utterly depleted of energy

worn-out · drained · sapped · enervated · spent · flagging · run-down · wiped out · knackered · debilitated

resources

exhausted

Utterly depleted of energy

expended · diminished · emptied · tapped out · run dry · deficit · shortage · scarcity · overuse · unsustainable

scarce

dwindling

Progressively becoming smaller

sparse · meager · insufficient · inadequate · deficient · low · running low · in short supply · paltry · thin

barren

stripped

Had coverings removed

desolate · void · devoid · vacant · hollow · stark · unoccupied · abandoned · forsaken · cleared

spent

ammunition

Weapon projectiles and charges

rounds · bullets · brass · magazines · fuel · batteries · uranium · reactor · nuclear · isotope

Categories
Opposites
resource quantity/availability

depletedreplenished

Restored supply levels

abundant · full · restored · plentiful · stocked

fullness/capacity

depletedfull

Maximum extent reached

filled · replenished · brimming · topped up · overflowing

energy/vitality

depletedenergized

Made lively and alert

revitalized · refreshed · invigorated · recharged · restored

Phrases
Family

deplete, depletion, depleting, depletes, depletions, depletable, undepleted, depleted uranium

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G