tapped out

adjective

1

: out of money : broke

2

: spent, exhausted

tapped out after months on the road

Synonyms

• all in
• aweary [archaic]
• beat
• beaten
• bleary
• burned-out
• burnt-out
• bushed
• dead
• done
• drained
• exhausted
• fatigued
• jaded
• knackered [British]
• limp
• logy
• loggy
• played out
• pooped [slang]
• prostrate
• spent
• tired
• tuckered (out)
• washed-out
• wearied
• weary
• wiped out
• worn
• worn-out

Examples of tapped out in a Sentence

the prosecutor was mentally and physically tapped out after the long trial

Recent Examples on the Web

The first movie tapped out with $86.1 million but became a sleeper hit on home entertainment, while the sequel ended its run with $174.3 million. —Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 Mar. 2023

For example, the March 12 episode features Graves and three other male survivalists who tapped out -- that is, left early before the 21-day challenge concluded -- in earlier appearances. —Kturnqui, oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2023

Nevertheless, many investors fear revenge spending in the aftermath of the pandemic has tapped out the American consumer and could push the economy into recession. —Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2023

Eventually, that could lead to a point where many Americans’ wallets are tapped out, and overall consumer spending falls. —Will Daniel, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1950, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for tapped out

• roundabout
• runabout
• sauerkraut
• thereabout
• turnabout
• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout