EAT UP Synonyms: 76 Similar and Opposite Words

eat (up)

verb

Definition of eat (up)

as in to welcome

to receive or accept gladly or readily predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster

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as in to consume

to destroy all trace of the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach

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While still a young company in its first year, SS Sign Language Tourism has already welcomed guests not only from Uganda and nearby Kenya, but from as far away as Germany, France, and the United States.

— CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Be ready to welcome the chaos and, perhaps most importantly, don’t fight it.

— Samantha Rees, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of welcome

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There’s no indication Aileen ever stayed at the house or that she was consumed by Lizzie’s story.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 20 Sep. 2026
The companies hope the approach will enable smaller processing facilities that consume less energy and cost less to operate.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of consume

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When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Back in Leavenworth, Don Coover sought to capitalize on the newfound distrust of Republicans not by hewing to the center but by embracing a vision of rural progressivism.

— Kyle Paoletta, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

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