DEPLETED Synonyms: 164 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in drained

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verb

past tense of deplete

as in exhausted

to make complete use of miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months

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as in reduced

to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent disease and battlefield casualties had depleted troop strength to dangerously low levels

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Doubling gunpowder production Rheinmetall's expansion of its Aschau am Inn site in Bavaria follows the buildout of its ammunition plant last year and comes as gunpowder prices have spiked after the war in Ukraine depleted stockpiles. — Elsa Ohlen,greg Kennedy, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Conversely, nonbank affiliates become riskier, with depleted capital and increased risky lending. — Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 In a stark contrast to their usual way of operating, the Golden Knights sent out several players to add draft picks to their depleted stockpile of future assets. — Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 July 2026 After a somewhat wild week, Counsell is taking it day by day with his depleted rotation. — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 This momentum rests on Asia’s ability to deliver goods quickly, affordably and at scale, an advantage that’s especially valuable as Western inventories remain depleted. — Chris Oberoi, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Over the course of watering flower and plant containers, the soil can become depleted. — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 23 June 2026 The expense in dollars and depleted military ordnance is enormous, and the physical and human destruction in Iran is huge. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 June 2026 As with Jakucionis, Larsson could be a key component amid depleted Heat depth with an Antetokounmpo deal — or the Heat might have to watch his development from afar, if dealt in an Antetokounmpo deal. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 June 2026

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With the organization’s pitching depth depleted, the Cubs are near the beginning of a stretch with 17 games scheduled in 17 days, and 26 games over a 27-day period. — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 26 July 2026 Crucial market cushions, including oil inventories and strategic reserves, are now depleted. — David Blackmon, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 If the soil is depleted of an element, plant growth and health are negatively affected. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026 If the roster is depleted any further by trades or injuries, the Angels could go into a tailspin and lose 100 games for the first time in franchise history. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 15 July 2026 In other words, the atmosphere becomes enriched by material from underground, while also becoming depleted in some gases that astronomers would expect to see in greater abundance. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 July 2026 According to reports, the Social Security retirement trust fund is projected to be depleted in less than 6 years in 2032, and the Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund is projected to be depleted in 2033 if Congress fails to act. — Kaysia Earley, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2026 The agency projects that the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, or OASI, trust fund may be depleted in the fourth quarter of 2032 — three months earlier than projected the previous year. — Lorie Konish, CNBC, 8 July 2026 Nearby Elephant Butte Lake, a draw for outdoorsy tourists, is so severely drought-depleted that sunbaked fish carcasses line its shores. — Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for depleted

Adjective

Tahoe officials have been vigilant, ensuring all boats are cleaned, drained and dry before launching into Lake Tahoe.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
See you later, the swamp (drained or undrained).

— Alexandra Petri, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026

Definition of drained

Verb

Players were exhausted after nearly two years of shifting restrictions and the stress of constantly facing the possibility of solitary confinement in a foreign city.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 25 July 2026
While the use of subpoena power against journalists has always been highly controversial, officials in past administrations sometimes justified it by arguing it was used as a last resort, after other investigative avenues were exhausted.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of exhausted

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Graphics will reportedly be reduced, all of which could affect the quality of broadcasts.

— Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
After a two-month trial, Bowman instructed jurors to deliberate on second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter charges — reduced from first-degree murder charges by prosecutors last week.

— Reeti Malhotra July 21, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of reduced

Verb

Volkwine, lead foreman for Pivot Custom Skate Parks, a division of American Ramp Company, and his team have spent much of the last year helping to bring Idaho’s newest and biggest skate park to life.

— Noah Daly July 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 July 2026
Baresi is regarded as an AC Milan icon, having spent his entire 20-year career with the club, winning six Serie A titles and three top European trophies, and captaining the team for 15 seasons before retiring in 1997.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 31 July 2026

Definition of spent

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On October 6 the gyre absorbed a smaller vortex from the Pacific over Central America.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
When people eat red meat, most of the alpha gal is digested in the stomach and small intestine, with very little being absorbed into the blood.

— Alice Park, Time, 23 July 2026

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