Synonyms of devoured

devoured

verb

past tense of devour

1

as in consumed

to destroy all trace of

a series of devastating storms devoured the beach on the south side of the island

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consumed
• ruined
• demolished
• wrecked
• ate (up)
• drained
• devastated
• shattered
• eradicated
• depleted
• extinguished
• gutted
• exhausted
• spent
• expended
• decimated
• obliterated
• used up
• pulverized
• annihilated
• smashed
• wasted
• exterminated
• removed
• razed
• wiped out
• 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

a catastrophic medical event that devoured their savings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consumed
• spent
• exhausted
• drained
• absorbed
• burned
• reduced
• ate
• used
• depleted
• emptied
• expended
• played out
• used up
• drew down
• ran out of
• decreased
• wasted
• diminished
• dwindled
• lowered
• weakened
• downsized
• undermined
• bankrupted
• cleaned (out)
• lessened
• sapped
• crippled
• impoverished
• abated
• enfeebled
• guzzled
• blew
• debilitated
• disabled
• dried up
• squandered
• dissipated
• misspent
• lavished
• de-escalated
• threw away
• frittered (away)
• ran through

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replaced
• increased
• renewed
• enlarged
• augmented
• reinforced
• enforced
• restored
• strengthened
• preserved
• revived
• repaired
• rebuilt
• saved
• fortified
• bolstered
• conserved

3

as in inhaled

to swallow or eat greedily

the starving villagers simply devoured the relief food

Synonyms & Similar Words

• inhaled
• gulped
• crammed
• scoffed
• scarfed
• gobbled
• wolfed
• gorged
• glutted
• slopped
• ravened
• bolted
• ingurgitated
• gormandized
• overate
• swilled
• pigged out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• picked
• nibbled
• pecked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devoured

Typically just a minute or two in length, the videos are devoured by Chinese audiences at breakfast, on their morning commutes, during their lunch breaks and on their free time after work — and almost any time in between. — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Readers and critics devoured the book (no pun intended), but their responses often worry Brooks. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026

Any food or flesh that crossed their paths was quickly devoured. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026

The British media devoured the story, as even then Day-Lewis was synonymous with intense devotion to his craft. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026

Crabs tore through fishing nets, devoured mollusks at an alarming rate and edged out the native green crab, a local soft-shell specialty. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026

Only weeks ago, the most destructive wildfire in Spanish history devoured 500 square kilometers (193 square miles) and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in Ávila, in central Spain. — Suman Naishadham, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Behind Brighton, the other two most devoured by the ‘Big Six’ in the past decade are Leicester City and Wolverhampton Wanderers. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Their father devoured his meal, slurping up soup with his right hand and swallowing bread spread with miso paste with his left. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026