DEPLETED
Dictionary entry overview: What does depleted mean? • DEPLETED (adjective)
The adjective DEPLETED has 2 senses:
1. having resources completely depleted
2. no longer sufficient
Familiarity information: DEPLETED used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DEPLETED (adjective)
Meaning:
Having resources completely depleted
Context example:
our depleted resources
Similar:
exhausted (completely emptied of resources or properties)
Meaning:
No longer sufficient
Synonyms:
depleted; low
Context examples:
supplies are low / our funds are depleted
Similar:
deficient; insufficient (of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement)
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