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 last time stocks were this expensive, the Y2K bug consumed the world’s attention, Britney Spears topped the charts, and dot coms were about to crash. — James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

The group consumed a majority of the oxygen within tech, with shares of the hyperscalers that pay for all the hardware struggling in opposition. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Heiss noted that participants consumed about 500 to 600 milligrams of flavan-3-ols daily. — Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 7 July 2026

While LLMs have consumed the internet's text, LEMs will consume visual data from imaging satellites, weather sensors, drones, cameras, and more. — Will Marshall, Time, 7 July 2026

The Long Canyon fire is one of several active Colorado wildfires that, as of Tuesday, have together consumed more than 180,000 acres, or 283 square miles -- more than five times the size of the city of Pueblo. — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 7 July 2026

The higher year-over-year spending has been driven mostly by pricier jet fuel rather than a significant increase in how much of it airlines consumed. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

Congress is consumed with whether to extend the preferential trade program, when the more important question is what comes after it. — Daniele Nyirandutiye, semafor.com, 6 July 2026

Because in years past there were only a few places where [CNBC] content was consumed. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 30 June 2026