Definition of DRAINED

drained

Verb

  • flow off gradually
  • deplete of resources
  • empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
    • "We drained the oil tank"
  • make weak
    • "Life in the camp drained him"
  • simple past and past participle of drain

Adjective

  • emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
    • "a drained marsh"
    • "a drained tank"
    • "a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything"

Adjective Satellite

  • very tired
  • drained of electric charge; discharged
    • "left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained"

Adj

  • Lacking motivation and energy; very tired; knackered.
  • Of a battery, empty of charge; discharged.

Examples

  • I felt so drained after that three-hour exam that I wanted to sleep for the next week.

Origin / Etymology

From drain + -ed.

Synonyms

dead, debilitate, drain, enfeeble, knackered, run out, Kerry Packered, banjaxed, beat, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, buggered, bushed, busted, consumed, cream crackered, dead tired, depleted, dog-tired, dog-weary, done, done in, done up, drained, effete, enervated, exhausted, expended, fagged out, fatigued, finished, flat, forfairn, forlagen, forworn, fried, fucked, gassed, gone, heavyeyed, jaded, jiggered, knacked, languid, low, nadgered, out of gas, played out, pooped, pooped out, pumped, run-down, shagged, shagged out, shattered, shot, sleepy, spent, stuffed, tired, tired out, tuckered, tuckered out, used up, wappened, washed out, weariful, weary, whacked, whipped, worn, worn out, zonked

Antonyms

undrained

Scrabble Score: 9

drained: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
drained: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
drained: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

drained: valid Words With Friends Word