Synonyms of consumes

consumes

verb

present tense third-person singular of consume

1

as in devours

to destroy all trace of

massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• devours
• eats (up)
• drains
• demolishes
• depletes
• devastates
• ruins
• shatters
• eradicates
• spends
• extinguishes
• expends
• wrecks
• exhausts
• guts
• wastes
• obliterates
• removes
• uses up
• annihilates
• pulverizes
• smashes
• decimates
• stamps (out)
• wipes out
• exterminates
• desolates
• razes
• extirpates
• does in
• tears down
• blots out
• rubs out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protects
• saves
• preserves
• builds
• conserves
• raises
• constructs
• erects
• puts up

2

as in spends

to make complete use of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spends
• drains
• exhausts
• absorbs
• reduces
• burns
• uses
• depletes
• eats
• devours
• expends
• empties
• plays out
• decreases
• draws down
• runs out of
• wastes
• uses up
• diminishes
• lowers
• weakens
• downsizes
• dwindles
• lessens
• undermines
• impoverishes
• saps
• debilitates
• disables
• cripples
• cleans (out)
• abates
• bankrupts
• guzzles
• blows
• dissipates
• enfeebles
• squanders
• lavishes
• de-escalates
• dries up
• runs through
• throws away
• fritters (away)
• misspends

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replaces
• increases
• renews
• augments
• enlarges
• enforces
• reinforces
• strengthens
• repairs
• restores
• saves
• preserves
• revives
• conserves
• fortifies
• bolsters
• rebuilds

3

as in eats

to take in as food

hungry enough to consume most of the pie

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eats
• devours
• ingests
• partakes (of)
• chews
• tucks (away or in)
• swallows
• licks
• puts away
• digests
• puts down
• relishes
• mouths (down)
• tastes
• scoffs
• savors
• gulps
• picks (at)
• dines
• swills
• gobbles (up or down)
• gnaws (at or on)
• downs
• wolfs
• slops
• nibbles (on)
• munches
• gluts (on)
• gorges
• regales
• feasts
• fares
• chows (down on)
• laps
• dispatches
• banquets
• bolts
• snarfs (down)
• snacks
• sups
• lunches
• gums
• polishes off
• pigs out
• breakfasts
• nurses
• gormandizes
• noshes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of consumes

Every unnecessary review consumes attention that could have been directed toward a patient or facility with genuine risk. — Arpan Saxena, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

With such scrupulousness, Parton’s estate seemed primed to avoid the kind of posthumous infighting and chaos that so often consumes these institutions. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Still, Mehta and cinematographer Pip White craft an enticing atmosphere amid the gunfire, as day turns to night, and dust consumes the air. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 21 Sep. 2026

Construction is especially exposed because the machinery that consumes heavy commodities like cement and gravel is all diesel driven. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Lynch said more than 60% of the audience already consumes the show only as a podcast. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Modern artificial intelligence consumes massive amounts of electricity because hardware continuously shifts data back and forth between separate memory banks and processor units. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026

This is because fruit development consumes much of the vine’s energy, so removing the fruit at this point allows the vine’s energy to continue to develop a strong cordon, canes (vertical shoots), and root system. — The San Diego Union Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Throughout our conversation, Angelyne adds ice cubes to the bowl, swirls it with a spoon, and consumes it like gazpacho. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026