wrung out
Squeezed until dry
Wrung out describes something that has had liquid squeezed or twisted from it: a wrung-out dishcloth.
Figuratively, it means emotionally or physically exhausted, drained of energy: After the meeting, I felt completely wrung out.
The past participle of wring out, often hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun.
Drained of energy
- wearyDeeply tired, spent
- spentExhausted or disbursed
- drainedEmptied of resources
- enervatedDepleted of vitality
sapped · depleted · prostrate · flagging · languid · lethargic · listless · enfeebled
Mentally and physically depleted
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
- tenseStrained or nervous
edgy · jittery · agitated · anxious · overwhelmed · distressed · rattled · unraveled
Pressed firmly together
Worn away gradually
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
- stretched thinExtended beyond comfortable limits
- run raggedExhaust through excessive demands
- overtaxedBurdened beyond capacity
pushed to the limit · exploited · spread thin · under the gun
fatigued
Drained of energy
enervated · sapped · depleted · prostrate · flagging · languid · lethargic · listless · enfeebled · debilitated
frazzled
Mentally and physically depleted
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
- strainedUnder uncomfortable tension
tense · edgy · jittery · agitated · anxious · overwhelmed · distressed · rattled · unraveled · at wit's end
squeezed
Pressed firmly together
ground down
Worn away gradually
- overburdenedCarrying more than manageable
- stretched thinExtended beyond comfortable limits
- run raggedExhaust through excessive demands
overtaxed · pushed to the limit · exploited · spread thin · under the gun
- exhaustedtired, weary, exhausted, drained, fatigued
- exhaustion phrasesdead tired, run down, drained, spent, bone tired
- overwhelmedstressed, overwhelmed, overwrought, frazzled, swamped
- burnoutburnout, emotional exhaustion, exhaustion, exhausted, overwork
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood
- depleteddepleted, exhausted, drained, spent, empty
wrung outsaturated
Thoroughly soaked through
soaked · sopping · waterlogged · drenched · sodden
wrung outenergized
Made lively and alert
refreshed · invigorated · revitalized · rejuvenated · full of energy
outside, out, outfit, outer, outcome, output, outcast, wring, outspoken