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

At risk of power shortages A single large AI data center now consumes as much electricity as a city of 80,000 people, Khosla Ventures founder Vinod Khosla wrote in Fortune this year, and companies are building hundreds of them at once. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

That figure assumes the vehicle consumes 100 watt-hours per mile and its solar panels deliver at least four kWh of usable energy to the battery during the day. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026

The consequences already appear in the federal budget, where interest consumes an ever-larger share of revenue. — Carolyn Bourdeaux, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

The United States now consumes nearly 40% of the electricity used by data centers worldwide, and the infrastructure required to support further growth will have to be financed, permitted, manufactured, and built. — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

Naseej estimates that the UAE consumes roughly 500 million textile items annually and generates about 220,000 metric tons of textile waste, 88 percent of which ends up in landfill. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 18 Aug. 2026

Separated by centuries, the crew must find a way to communicate across time itself before this world consumes them all. — Todd Spangler, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026

Murrill told lawmakers last year that defending the state against these claims consumes an enormous amount of time and resources and that the fund should be abolished altogether. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 6 Aug. 2026