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using up

verb , present participle of use up

Synonyms and Antonyms of using up

to make complete use of

we used up the last of the flour when we made the waffles

Synonyms of using up

absorbing, burning, consuming, depleting, devouring, draining, drawing down, exhausting, expending, playing out, spending

Words Related to using up

abating, decreasing, de-escalating, diminishing, downsizing, dwindling, lessening, lowering, reducing

bankrupting, cleaning (out), impoverishing

crippling, debilitating, disabling, enfeebling, sapping, undermining, weakening

drying up, emptying

blowing, dissipating, frittering (away), guzzling, lavishing, misspending, running through, squandering, throwing away, wasting

Phrases Synonymous with using up

Near Antonyms of using up

augmenting, enlarging, increasing

bolstering, enforcing, fortifying, reinforcing (also reenforcing), strengthening

rebuilding, repairing, restoring, reviving

conserving, preserving, saving

Antonyms of using up

renewing, replacing

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