Synonyms of devours

devours

verb

present tense third-person singular of devour

1

as in consumes

to destroy all trace of

a series of devastating storms devoured the beach on the south side of the island

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consumes
• demolishes
• devastates
• eats (up)
• ruins
• drains
• shatters
• eradicates
• depletes
• wrecks
• extinguishes
• spends
• expends
• guts
• exhausts
• obliterates
• annihilates
• pulverizes
• removes
• decimates
• smashes
• uses up
• wastes
• stamps (out)
• exterminates
• wipes out
• desolates
• razes
• extirpates
• tears down
• does in
• blots out
• rubs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• saves
• preserves
• builds
• raises
• conserves
• constructs
• erects
• puts up

2

as in spends

to make complete use of

a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consumes
• spends
• exhausts
• drains
• absorbs
• reduces
• eats
• burns
• uses
• depletes
• expends
• empties
• plays out
• decreases
• draws down
• runs out of
• uses up
• diminishes
• wastes
• lowers
• weakens
• downsizes
• dwindles
• undermines
• impoverishes
• lessens
• saps
• debilitates
• disables
• cripples
• abates
• bankrupts
• cleans (out)
• blows
• enfeebles
• guzzles
• squanders
• lavishes
• dissipates
• de-escalates
• dries up
• runs through
• throws away
• fritters (away)
• misspends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replaces
• increases
• renews
• enlarges
• augments
• enforces
• reinforces
• strengthens
• restores
• repairs
• revives
• bolsters
• preserves
• saves
• fortifies
• conserves
• rebuilds
• reenforces

3

as in inhales

to swallow or eat greedily

the starving villagers simply devoured the relief food

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhales
• gulps
• crams
• scoffs
• gobbles
• scarfs
• wolfs
• slops
• ravens
• gorges
• gluts
• bolts
• overeats
• ingurgitates
• gormandizes
• swills
• pigs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• picks
• pecks
• nibbles