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[Ana Laura]

hello,

I would like to know if the word "exhausted" can be replaced with the words: gruelling,spent,apathetic in this sentence

"I feel exhausted!"

Can I say..?

- I feel gruelling/spent/apathetic!

the same happens with this sentence:

"Without sufficient rest..."

can i replace the word sufficient with severe,acceptable,minimal?

I would like to know why.

Thanks for helping!!
Ana.

[MrPedantic]

Hello Ana

No, you can't replace "exhausted" with "gruelling", in that sentence: the thing that makes you "exhausted" is "gruelling".

(Thus you might feel "exhausted" after a "gruelling" run.)

"Without sufficient rest" means "without enough rest".

"Without severe rest" and "without acceptable rest" are quite unlikely combinations: they wouldn't be understood to mean the same as "without sufficient rest".

"Without minimal rest" might suggest "without the minimum amount of rest that is required". But again, it's a very unlikely combination!

MrP