Synonyms of consumed

consumed 1 of 2

adjective

as in drained

Related Words

• drained
• depleted
• reduced
• expended
• spent
• diminished
• exhausted
• lessened
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• bankrupted
• dry
• uncultivable
• thirsty
• untillable
• used up
• arid
• baked
• desert
• dried-up
• droughty
• sere
• dehydrated
• waterless
• rainless
• lifeless
• inhospitable
• bleak
• parched
• waste
• impoverished
• unproductive
• sunbaked
• desolate
• poor
• infertile
• barren
• unfertile
• bony
• hardscrabble
• dead
• stark

Dissimilar Words

• productive
• rich
• fertile
• fruitful
• lush
• luxuriant
• arable
• green
• tillable
• verdant
• sylvan

consumed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of consume

1

as in devoured

to destroy all trace of

massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in spent

to make complete use of

the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• drained
• exhausted
• absorbed
• burned
• reduced
• used
• depleted
• expended
• ate
• devoured
• emptied
• played out
• drew down
• decreased
• used up
• wasted
• ran out of
• diminished
• lowered
• weakened
• dwindled
• downsized
• lessened
• sapped
• bankrupted
• undermined
• cleaned (out)
• abated
• impoverished
• crippled
• dissipated
• debilitated
• guzzled
• enfeebled
• disabled
• dried up
• squandered
• misspent
• blew
• de-escalated
• lavished
• threw away
• frittered (away)
• ran through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replaced
• increased
• renewed
• augmented
• enforced
• enlarged
• reinforced
• restored
• strengthened
• preserved
• repaired
• revived
• saved
• rebuilt
• fortified
• bolstered
• conserved

3

as in ate

to take in as food

hungry enough to consume most of the pie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ate
• devoured
• ingested
• licked
• tucked (away or in)
• chewed
• swallowed
• partook (of)
• put away
• digested
• tasted
• picked (at)
• put down
• scoffed
• gulped
• savored
• relished
• downed
• wolfed
• dined
• gorged
• glutted (on)
• feasted
• slopped
• mouthed (down)
• gobbled (up or down)
• gnawed (at or on)
• swilled
• supped
• nibbled (on)
• munched
• lapped
• dispatched
• bolted
• regaled
• lunched
• breakfasted
• fared
• banqueted
• snarfed (down)
• gummed
• polished off
• nursed
• snacked
• chowed (down on)
• pigged out
• noshed
• gormandized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consumed

Adjective

Kennedy’s new pyramid places meat, dairy, fruit, and vegetables at the top (most consumed), and tapers down through fruits and vegetables to whole grains. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026

In Stoddart’s estimation, the best way to freeze these semi-consumed cakes is in slices. — Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 Dec. 2025

Verb

As she becomes consumed with finding out who Morris Burke is, grief gives way to an increasingly obsessive search. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026

Include the agent or capability ID so finance can trace spend to what consumed it. — Alec Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026

The project to ameliorate these harms has consumed much of the education sector for the past forty or so years, and very little progress has been made. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2026

The resulting powder was applied to skin or mixed into drinks and consumed, as it was thought to have medicinal properties. — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 29, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Sep. 2026

This season, which focuses on tracking down Hamas operatives to stop another catastrophic attack on Israel, speaks directly to a post-October 7 Israeli psyche that is consumed by revenge fantasies. — Hannah Seligson, Vanity Fair, 28 Sep. 2026

Though tempeh is still widely consumed and produced throughout Indonesia, tempeh is also commonly eaten across much of Southeast Asia, South Korea, and China. — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

Pike says the approaching execution has consumed her thoughts since the date was set a year ago. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026

In recent weeks, a debate over AI's potential harms has consumed the technology industry, prompting AI leaders, including Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, to propose slowing its development. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026