What is another word for exhausting ?

Requiring or involving great mental or physical effort

gruelling^UK

grueling^US

labored^US

laboured^UK

like getting blood out of a stone

easier said than done

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

unfavorable^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

more ❯

“The secret is to start off gently and it might be best to think of cycling as a fun activity, rather than exhausting exercise.”

Adjective

environmentally unfriendly

Resulting in or from disaster

unfavorable^US

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

bedevilled^UK

bedeviled^US

sombre^UK

somber^US

meagre^UK

meager^US

agonized^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

agonised^UK

gray^US

grey^UK

more ❯

Adjective

Marked by strong and intense feelings or emotions

Adjective

nothing to write home about

Causing weariness through being boring or monotonous

colourless^UK

lackluster^US

lacklustre^UK

colorless^US

anaemic^UK

anemic^US

laboured^UK

labored^US

gray^US

grey^UK

flavourless^UK

flavorless^US

driveling^US

drivelling^UK

wintry^US

wintery^UK

meager^US

meagre^UK

sombre^UK

somber^US

not amounting to much

more ❯

Adjective

Behaving, spoken or done in a determined and forceful way

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

full of determination

full of get-up-and-go

galvanized^US

galvanised^UK

focused^US

focussed^UK

energizing^US

energising^UK

intensely competitive

having killer instinct

full of vim and vigour

tantalized^US

tantalised^UK

burning with excitement

not backward in coming forward

enamoured^UK

enamored^US

enamored of^UK

straining at the leash

on the edge of your seat

disposed to look on the bright side

waiting with bated breath

revitalized^US

revitalised^UK

neighborly^US

very enthusiastic about

neighbourly^UK

untrammeled^US

energized^US

extremely enthusiastic

energised^UK

cozy^US

cosy^UK

looking on the bright side

endeavoring^US

mesmerized^US

hypnotized^US

mesmerised^UK

hypnotised^UK

likable^US

likeable^UK

more ❯

Verb

To be inspiring boredom

Verb

bringing someone to their knees

Expending or consuming by employing

utilizing^US

utilising^UK

siphoning^US

syphoning^UK

crippling financially

bringing to its knees

sucking the life out of

reducing to penury

making somebody skint

making insolvent

reducing to destitution

making penniless

making somebody broke

transporting

more ❯

“They adapt very well to an itinerant existence for a few weeks, setting up shop in various places, until they exhaust their stock of goods.”

Verb

wearing oneself to a shadow

Present participle for to cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

running into the ground

taking it out of

wearing oneself to a frazzle

paralysing^UK

paralyzing^US

sapping your strength

putting out of action

sapping the strength of

getting the better of

removing the sting from

reducing the powers of

confining to a wheelchair

shrivelling^UK

shriveling^US

bringing someone to their knees

having a bad effect on

having a negative effect on

raining on someone's parade

reducing the power of

putting on the sick list

putting out of commission

causing detriment to

wreaking havoc on

throwing a monkey wrench into

putting the kibosh on

making useless

bringing to ruin

more ❯

“Though Olivier was still utterly in love with her, her incessant demands were beginning to exhaust him.”

Verb

expounding in great detail about

Present participle for to study or delve into a subject thoroughly or completely

developing completely

treating thoroughly

doing to death

researching completely

studying in great detail

leaving no stone left unturned

leaving nothing left to say about

going over with a fine-tooth comb

saying all there is to say about

“Neither book gives the full story on Celebration, but between them, they pretty much exhaust a subject that is fairly easily exhausted.”

Verb

Present participle for to draw or let out

“Fans would direct collected gases to piping that would exhaust fumes to the outside atmosphere.”

Verb

throwing around like confetti

Present participle for to use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose

burning up

making poor use of

pouring down the drain

spending recklessly

spending freely

throwing down the drain

spending money as if there were no tomorrow

spending money as if it grows on trees

indulging oneself

kissing goodbye

spending money as if it were going out of style

spending money as if it were going out of fashion

wasting away

playing ducks and drakes with

suffering the loss of

spending as if there were no tomorrow

spending as if it grows on trees

spending as if it were going out of style

pouring money down the drain

springing for

spending money like water

throwing money down the drain

throwing money around

more ❯

Verb

Present participle for to make excessive demands on

making heavy demands on

making excessive demands on

making severe demands on

putting great demands on

overstepping

fraying

using up

exceeding the limits of

exceeding the scope of

exceeding the range of

more ❯

Verb

consuming the contents of

Present participle for to cause to be empty or vacant

removing the contents of

running out

rushing out

throwing over the side

more ❯

Verb

making too many demands on

Present participle for to (excessively) exert for a particular task, purpose or goal

exerting to the limit

knocking oneself out

working too hard

pushing to the limit

running yourself into the ground

working oneself into the ground

driving into the ground

imposing excessive strain on

more ❯

Verb