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