Synonyms of using up

using up

verb

present participle of use up

as in spending

to make complete use of

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spending
• consuming
• playing out
• draining
• exhausting
• running out of
• drawing down
• using
• reducing
• absorbing
• burning
• depleting
• eating
• expending
• cleaning (out)
• devouring
• decreasing
• emptying
• drying up
• wasting
• running through
• lowering
• diminishing
• throwing away
• frittering (away)
• downsizing
• weakening
• dwindling
• lessening
• undermining
• bankrupting
• disabling
• crippling
• debilitating
• impoverishing
• sapping
• enfeebling
• blowing
• abating
• de-escalating
• squandering
• guzzling
• lavishing
• dissipating
• misspending

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replacing
• increasing
• enforcing
• renewing
• reinforcing
• enlarging
• strengthening
• repairing
• restoring
• augmenting
• rebuilding
• preserving
• reviving
• saving
• conserving
• bolstering
• fortifying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of using up

Emily Weinstein, a researcher at the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard, says some students are using up to seven different apps to manage everything from grades to sports team schedules. — Charlotte Hu, Time, 22 July 2026

Under-bed storage containers are the perfect way to store off-season clothes, sneakers, sandals, scarves, hats, and more to keep your bedroom floors clean without using up space in your closet. — Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 24 June 2026

The company claims its models can match or outperform frontier labs using up to 100 times fewer tokens, which are the currency for running AI queries. — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 23 June 2026

This single observation suggests that, during strong wind conditions, each rotor would contribute about 1 MW of propulsion, even when using up its own 20 kW of spinning power. — Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 21 Apr. 2026

Roskopf, however, countered that data centers don’t provide significant jobs, but only provide an additional tax base while using up resources. — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

Breakfast Burritos The most flexible breakfast on this list and one of the best for using up what is already in the fridge. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 10 Mar. 2026

Data centers have faced increasing criticism for using up water and power, adding to the already-existing strain on those resources. — Emma Murphy, Oklahoma Voice, 5 Mar. 2026

The United States, Israel, and their Gulf allies are using up scarce and costly munitions at an astounding rate. — Brynn Tannehill, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2026