Drained and Empty

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Drained adjective - Emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid).

Usage example: a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything

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Empty is a synonym for drained. In some cases you can use "Empty" instead the word "Drained" as an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: drain, draining, drainage

Empty adjective - Lacking contents that could or should be present.

Usage example: the refrigerator is empty, so we'll have to eat out

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Drained is a synonym for empty. Sometimes you can use "Drained" instead an adjective "Empty".

Nearby Words: emptiness, emptying, emptily

Shiragi, as the new villain, seems to be specializing in inflicting this: he somehow fulfills people's dreams, at the same time killing any Dream Demon that has started to nest in them, but which has left several people feeling empty and drained after, as if now they have nothing worth striving for.

Source: Manga / Yumekui Merry
Time Stalkers gave the player a stomach gauge that slowly drained while in dungeons; when it was empty, the player's HP would drain instead.

Source: Wizard Needs Food Badly
Podling who have their essence drained in The Dark Crystal become this, turning gray and empty eyed, shuffling from place to place.

Source: Empty Shell

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