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

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

Verb

The evidence primarily concerns coffee consumed in customary amounts (8-10 ounces). — Robert Glatter, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Butter and Margarine Findings presented at Nutrition 2023 showed that people who consumed more than half a tablespoon of olive oil a day had a 28% lower risk of dying from dementia than peers who rarely used it. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

As of Tuesday morning, the Aspen Acres fire had consumed 101,546 acres and was 61% contained. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 July 2026

This allowed the federal government to more easily zero in on a common culprit that had been consumed, which in turn helped identify the source of an outbreak, such as a specific farm, ranch or distributor. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent. — Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

The company behind the beer Sam Adams told NBC Boston its Boston Taproom ran out of Samuel Adams Boston Lager one weekend because of the Tartan Army, which drank four times as much beer as is consumed on a typical four-day weekend. — Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 19 July 2026

Oolong Oolong tea accounts for only about 2% of all tea consumed worldwide and is usually associated with Asian cultures. — Amber J. Tresca, Verywell Health, 14 July 2026