Synonyms of spend

spend

verb

1

as in to pay

to hand over or use up in payment

I always end up spending too much money at the mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pay
• give
• expend
• disburse
• lay out
• waste
• outlay
• shell out
• drop
• lavish
• fork (over, out, or up)
• squander
• rain
• throw away
• dissipate
• run through
• blow
• fritter (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• save
• make
• earn
• realize
• acquire
• hoard
• win
• gain
• secure
• procure
• lay up
• cache
• garner

2

as in to consume

to make complete use of

the town has already spent its budget for snow removal, and it's only January

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consume
• drain
• exhaust
• absorb
• burn
• use
• reduce
• expend
• eat
• deplete
• play out
• use up
• devour
• draw down
• waste
• run out of
• decrease
• empty
• diminish
• downsize
• weaken
• clean (out)
• undermine
• dwindle
• bankrupt
• lessen
• impoverish
• squander
• cripple
• blow
• dry up
• misspend
• lavish
• abate
• disable
• lower
• debilitate
• sap
• guzzle
• throw away
• enfeeble
• dissipate
• run through
• de-escalate
• fritter (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replace
• increase
• renew
• augment
• enforce
• enlarge
• reinforce
• save
• strengthen
• restore
• bolster
• preserve
• rebuild
• repair
• revive
• conserve
• fortify
• reenforce

3

as in to waste

to use up carelessly

spent all his energy on impractical schemes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• waste
• lose
• lavish
• squander
• consume
• blow
• misspend
• throw away
• dissipate
• run through
• trifle (away)
• splurge
• indulge
• fritter (away)
• expend
• play ducks and drakes with
• make ducks and drakes of
• fiddle away
• deplete
• exhaust
• impoverish
• disburse
• overspend
• shoot
• overindulge
• lay out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserve
• save
• economize
• protect
• preserve
• skimp
• scrimp
• hoard
• lay up