Synonyms of ate (up)

ate (up)

verb

past tense of eat (up)

1

as in welcomed

to receive or accept gladly or readily

predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• welcomed
• embraced
• drank (in)
• lapped (up)
• greeted
• enjoyed
• liked
• hailed
• adopted
• took up
• preferred
• decided (on)
• selected
• chose
• espoused
• picked
• elected
• opted (for)
• singled (out)
• took
• named
• culled
• handpicked
• cherry-picked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• turned down
• passed up
• declined
• balked (at)
• spurned
• threw over
• objected (to)
• demurred (to)

2

as in consumed

to destroy all trace of

the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consumed
• ruined
• devoured
• demolished
• used up
• drained
• wrecked
• devastated
• shattered
• eradicated
• depleted
• exhausted
• wiped out
• spent
• stamped (out)
• gutted
• expended
• extinguished
• blotted out
• wasted
• pulverized
• removed
• did in
• decimated
• smashed
• obliterated
• tore down
• razed
• annihilated
• exterminated
• rubbed out
• desolated
• extirpated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• saved
• preserved
• built
• constructed
• raised
• conserved
• erected
• put up