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Exhausted vs Strenuous - What's the difference?

exhausted | strenuous |

As adjectives the difference between exhausted and strenuous

is that exhausted is depleted; in a state of exhaustion while strenuous is urgent, ardent, zealous.

As a verb exhausted

is past tense of exhaust.

exhausted

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Depleted; in a state of exhaustion.
    • The exhausted man fell asleep immediately.
    The exhausted mine was worthless once all the ore had been extracted.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * exhaustedly

    Verb

    (head)
  • (exhaust)

    • strenuous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Urgent, ardent, zealous.
  • Requiring great exertion.
  • * 1961 : J. A. Philip. Mimesis in the ''Sophistês'' of Plato . In: Proceedings and Transactions of the American Philological Association 92. p. 467.
    • We can achieve this god?likeness only by unremitting and strenuous effort of the intellect.

    Synonyms

    * earnest * eager * vigorous * determined * resolute

    Derived terms

    * strenuously * strenuousness

    Related terms

    * strenuosity

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