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See definition of consume on Dictionary.com
  • verbuse up
  • verbeat, drink
  • verbdestroy

synonyms for consume

  • absorb
  • deplete
  • devour
  • dominate
  • drain
  • eat up
  • employ
  • exhaust
  • expend
  • obsess
  • preoccupy
  • spend
  • waste
  • apply
  • dissipate
  • drivel
  • engross
  • finish
  • go
  • lavish
  • lessen
  • monopolize
  • squander
  • trifle
  • utilize
  • vanish
  • avail oneself of
  • finish up
  • fritter away
  • frivol away
  • go through
  • have recourse to
  • profit by
  • put away
  • put to use
  • run out of
  • run through
  • throw away
  • wash up
  • wear out
See also synonyms for: consumed / consuming / unconsumed
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antonyms for consume

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  • fill
  • save
  • appear
  • create
  • hoard
  • accumulate
  • build
  • collect
  • construct
  • fast
  • gather
  • neglect
  • not use
  • starve
  • store
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How to use consume in a sentence

When it comes to beloved products, we are “very good at rationalizing in order to reduce this discomfort while still consuming the product we want to consume,” John said.
MYPILLOW BOYCOTT: HOW A PRODUCT CAN SPARK AN IDENTITY CRISISELIZABETH CHANGFEBRUARY 12, 2021WASHINGTON POST
He said he is not a proponent of double masking because it consumes more masks and can also lead to more air leakage.
MASKS SHOULD FIT BETTER OR BE DOUBLED UP TO PROTECT AGAINST CORONAVIRUS VARIANTS, CDC SAYSLENA H. SUN, FENIT NIRAPPILFEBRUARY 11, 2021WASHINGTON POST
Newsletters support the Times’ subscription-driven business by getting readers into the habit of consuming its content everyday via The Morning.
THE NEW YORK TIMES AIMS TO CONVERT NEWSLETTER READERS INTO PAID SUBSCRIBERS AS THE MORNING NEWSLETTER TOPS 1 BILLION OPENSSARA GUAGLIONEFEBRUARY 10, 2021DIGIDAY
Intent-signaling behaviors — observable as users search, click, consume and repeat — are the lifeblood of the digital advertising ecosystem and something publishers must honor.
SPLITTING THE ATOM: DECOUPLING AUDIENCE FROM INVENTORY UNLEASHES POWER OF PUBSTREVOR GRIGORUKFEBRUARY 9, 2021DIGIDAY
If the cost of consuming water wasn’t high enough in San Diego, consider the cost of getting rid of it.
ENVIRONMENT REPORT: THE HIGH COST OF GETTING RID OF WATERMACKENZIE ELMERFEBRUARY 8, 2021VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
It was only from a couple of wheedled-out details that you got a glimpse, on the morning after, of the consuming burn beneath his facade.
TOM BRADY STILL HAS THE ITCH, AND IT’S TAKEN HIM PLACES NO FOOTBALL PLAYER HAS BEENSALLY JENKINSFEBRUARY 8, 2021WASHINGTON POST
It’s possible to do this kind of work by hand, though it is far more time-consuming.
BRAIN’S ‘BACKGROUND NOISE’ MAY HOLD CLUES TO PERSISTENT MYSTERIESELIZABETH LANDAUFEBRUARY 8, 2021QUANTA MAGAZINE
I've seen some huge superstars be deeply affected by constantly consuming social media and taking in the opinions.
MOTOWN PRESIDENT ETHIOPIA HABTEMARIAM ON STEERING THE LEGENDARY LABEL THROUGH THE PANDEMICEBEN SHAPIROFEBRUARY 7, 2021TIME
And, Pepco itself will switch to 100 percent clean and renewable electricity for electricity consumed in its own buildings and convert to energy-efficient lighting across its District properties by the end of 2025.
ADVERTORIAL | PEPCO’S COMMITMENT TO OUR CUSTOMERS AND THE CLIMATEADVERTORIALFEBRUARY 5, 2021WASHINGTON BLADE
The volume of “natural materials” required is listed as 60 cubic meters, and the energy consumed in the building process is a mere 6 kilowatts.
THIS HIVE-LIKE HOUSE IS 3D PRINTED, CARBON-NEUTRAL, AND MADE OF CLAYVANESSA BATES RAMIREZFEBRUARY 3, 2021SINGULARITY HUB 
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WORDS RELATED TO CONSUME

  • captivate
  • concern
  • consume
  • employ
  • engage
  • engross
  • fascinate
  • fill
  • hold
  • immerse
  • involve
  • monopolize
  • obsess
  • preoccupy
  • rivet
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.