CONSUMES Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

consumes

verb

present tense third-person singular of consume

as in devours

to destroy all trace of massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest

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as in spends

to make complete use of the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on

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as in eats

to take in as food hungry enough to consume most of the pie

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Recent Examples of consumes All in all, the researchers estimated their new device consumes at most one-tenth the power of current state-of-the-art electronic neuromorphic hardware. —

IEEE Spectrum, 18 June 2026 Every inefficient query consumes additional compute resources. —

Chhandomay Mandal, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 At the same time, the outer electrode consumes diffusing protons, preventing the low-pH region from spreading to neighboring sites. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 June 2026 The brain consumes roughly 20% of the body’s total energy supply, and estrogen helps neurons access that fuel efficiently. —

Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 17 June 2026 Heating and cooling buildings consumes 35% of all the energy used in the United States each year. —

Moncef Krarti, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 When the algae die and decompose, the process consumes oxygen that fish need to survive. —

Tyler Quattrin, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026 When supply tightens in a state that still consumes tens of millions of gallons a day, prices become more volatile and more expensive. —

Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh, Oc Register, 31 May 2026 Electrical data transfer consumes more energy — a factor which is increasingly seen as a blocker to the broader deployment of AI. —

Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 29 May 2026

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Regardless, there’s a clear symbolism to Clark empathizing and embracing a bloated externalization of his own inchoate fury until someone with an outside perspective disturbs his peace, and that fury breaks loose and devours him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 29 May 2026
In my experience, urgency devours strategy for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

— Allison Mais, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026