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tapped out

ADJECTIVE

bankrupt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broke destitute failed insolvent

STRONG

depleted exhausted impoverished lacking lost ruined spent

WEAK

in Chapter 11 out of business

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich solvent wealthy

STRONG

restored saved successful unused

ADJECTIVE

broke

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt destitute insolvent penniless

STRONG

beggared bust impoverished ruined strapped

WEAK

cleaned out dirt poor flat broke in Chapter 11 in debt indebted indigent needy penurious poor stone broke

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rich solvent wealthy

WEAK

affluent

ADJECTIVE

helpless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defenseless destitute forlorn impotent paralyzed powerless unable unprotected vulnerable weak

STRONG

incapable incompetent

WEAK

abandoned basket-case debilitated dependent exposed feeble forsaken friendless handcuffed inefficient inexpert infirm invalid over a barrel pinned prostrate shiftless tapped unfit up creek without paddle with hands tied

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able capable fit potent powerful secure strong

WEAK

competent enterprising independent resourceful skilled

ADJECTIVE

penniless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankrupt broke destitute impoverished indigent needy

WEAK

clean cleaned out dead broke dirt poor down to last penny flat flat broke impecunious in the gutter lacking moneyless necessitous on last leg over a barrel penurious poor poverty-stricken ruined strapped without a dime

Antonyms

STRONGEST

affluent rich solvent wealthy

Example Sentences

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Or retailers, which—when they finally stocked their shelves in 2022 after years of pandemic-related shortages—discovered that inflation-weary consumers were tapped out.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

When broke people stop buying Big Macs and Americans stop overpaying for guacamole, the consumer is tapped out.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025

Many would-be funders of Cuomo or other hypothetical candidates have simply tapped out, and many in New York’s business elites no longer want to send good money after bad.

From Salon • Oct. 30, 2025

Except when they needed him most, he tapped out.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025

He dragged the basket out into the floor and set the jars out of it and then tipped over the basket and tapped out the dirt.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

tapped out

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