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

This one may seem like every gummy in the bag was consumed, but Saquon Barkley possesses significant boom/bust appeal. — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Upstream checkpoints are typically published in formats such as Safetensors and consumed through frameworks like Transformers. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

From childhood through their college years, basketball consumed them, AAU circuits, varsity ball at Walter Panas High School, and coaching youth programs in the community while still teenagers. — Nia Bowers, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Although most of the drugs are consumed in Bangladesh, some packages are flown on to Oman, Saudi Arabia and Dubai. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 18 Aug. 2026

Clams are consumed raw or cooked and have a bolder, saltier flavor than mussels. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Earlier this summer, group chats maintained by women who wear glasses with thick plastic frames were consumed by a juicy bit of literary gossip. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026

The appetite with which the intimate facts were consumed had another character. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

To be sure, the Democratic Party in this moment may be even more consumed by the fight between the insurgent left and moderates over its message and leaders through primary season. — Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026