Synonyms of spends

spends

verb

present tense third-person singular of spend

1

as in pays

to hand over or use up in payment

I always end up spending too much money at the mall

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pays
• gives
• expends
• disburses
• outlays
• lays out
• wastes
• drops
• shells out
• lavishes
• forks (over, out, or up)
• rains
• squanders
• dissipates
• runs through
• blows
• throws away
• fritters (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saves
• earns
• makes
• realizes
• acquires
• wins
• procures
• secures
• hoards
• lays up
• gains
• caches
• garners

2

as in consumes

to make complete use of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in loses

to use up carelessly

spent all his energy on impractical schemes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• loses
• wastes
• lavishes
• squanders
• consumes
• blows
• runs through
• dissipates
• throws away
• misspends
• trifles (away)
• indulges
• fritters (away)
• expends
• plays ducks and drakes with
• fiddles away
• depletes
• exhausts
• impoverishes
• disburses
• overspends
• splurges
• overindulges
• shoots
• lays out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserves
• protects
• economizes
• saves
• preserves
• skimps
• scrimps
• hoards
• lays up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spends

However, Mahomes still spends some time with baseball, helping coach his 3-year-old son, Bronze play the game. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

Its share count could drop by 4% if the chipmaker spends its entire current authorization. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026

Though Paulina typically spends her days belittling her friends and humiliating Nana, presently, her focus is on something grander. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

That law enables the Connecticut Department of Correction to charge a fee for every day a person spends in prison and then collect on that debt in certain situations. — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026

Your ruling planet, Mars, also spends all month in Leo, your 10th house of career and reputation. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

Every few years, international educational test scores are announced, and the United States spends a week lamenting the state of its schools before moving on. — Kevin Huffman, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026

That’s more than the federal government spends annually on the military. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

Now, his son told members of Congress, Salgado Araujo’s wife spends those evenings visiting her husband’s grave at the cemetery. — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026