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Is there a single synonym for "Tired" that only fits for the exercising "Tired" and not the sleepy "Tired"? Exhausted would work, but you could also use exhausted if you were very sleepy. I want this because I am making a card game with a word and a single definition. Here is a sample sentence that it would fit in, and another sample sentence that it should not fit in.
Should fit in:
After Mary ran 10 miles, she was _____.
Should not fit in:
After a long day of work, Gary was _____.
Thanks!
This is as close as I could come up with: Spent. The Oxford Dictionaries says this:
adjective
Having been used and unable to be used again.
‘a spent matchstick’1.1 Having no power or energy left.
‘the movement has become a spent force’
While this could apply to work or other non-exercise pursuits, I've generally seen it used only for working out or playing (well, one other use, but you're not old enough for that. 8^)
