Definition for Consume:

• To destroy; waste; spend; use up.

Synonyms for Consume:

• n.

  •
  • put away,
  • dazzle,
  • enthuse,
  • inspire,
  • interest,
  • motivate,
  • attract,
  • intrigue.
  •
  • manage,
  • demolish,
  • try.
  •
  • haunt,
  • singe,
  • scorch,
  • overwhelm.
  •
  • ingestion,
  • chow.
  •
  • throw away,
  • fool away,
  • riot away.
  •
  • excite,
  • awareness.
  •consume (noun)
  • down,
  • wipe out,
  • have,
  • eat up,
  • devour,
  • waste,
  • ware,
  • go through,
  • take,
  • deplete.

• v.

  •destroy (verb)
  • decay,
  • lay waste,
  • raze,
  • devastate,
  • crush,
  • wreck,
  • suppress,
  • extinguish,
  • ruin,
  • annihilate.
  •eat (verb)
  • picnic,
  • grub,
  • feast,
  • breakfast,
  • taste,
  • snack,
  • feed.
  •eat, drink (verb)
  • scarf,
  • gorge,
  • toss down,
  • meal,
  • punish,
  • guzzle,
  • polish off,
  • inhale,
  • nibble,
  • swill,
  • hoover,
  • chow down,
  • swallow,
  • mow,
  • gobble,
  • stuff one's face,
  • wolf.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • harness,
  • disinter,
  • exploit,
  • give over to,
  • reuse,
  • recycle,
  • burn down,
  • parlay,
  • fill up,
  • employ,
  • christen,
  • utilize,
  • fritter away,
  • apply,
  • earmark,
  • deploy.
  •
  • torch,
  • mobilize.
  •
  • sear,
  • commit,
  • import,
  • indulge,
  • lift,
  • quench,
  • channel,
  • nosh.
  •
  • use,
  • dispatch.
  •
  • fare,
  • consumption,
  • get down.
  •contract
  • fall away.
  •destroy
  • break down,
  • blot out,
  • swallow up,
  • liquidate.
  •drink
  • boozing,
  • toss off,
  • tank up,
  • partake of,
  • sup.
  •enwrap
  • enwrap.
  •expend
  • wash up,
  • expend.
  •fritter
  • cast away.
  •gnaw
  • eat away.
  •ingurgitate
  • engorge.
  •lose
  • lose.
  •polish off
  • finish up,
  • finish off.
  •touch
  • deal with,
  • bear upon.
  •use up
  • run out of.
  •waste
  • emaciate.

Paraphrases for Consume:

• Independent

  • Adjective
    ingest.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    fuelling, are, spend, absorb, smoke, burn.
  • Verb, base form
    services, spend, consummate, absorb, drain, feed, ingest, occupy, Occupying, enjoy, expend.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    consumable.
  • Proper noun, singular
    consumption.
  • Verb, non-3rd person singular present
    eat, drink, Drank, devour.
  • Verb, base form
    eat, drink, devour.

Antonyms for Consume:

• v.

  • destroy
    encourage, let go, release, repair, help.
  • eat, drink
    nibble, abstain.
  • use up
    starve, create, store, collect, fill, gather, accumulate, not use, neglect, hoard, appear, fast.
  • Other antonyms:
    radiate, restore, renew, reinforce, increase, cast out, fortify, exude, send out, desist, enforce, construct, bolster, raise, enlarge, rebuild, revive, save, strengthen, give up, build, replace, erect, disgorge, emit, dissipate, augment, disperse, distract, preserve, put forth, vomit, eject, protect.

Homophones for Consume:

• concussion, Ciconia Ciconia, concision, cancun, common iguana, Cuminum Cyminum, coenzyme, concession, consign, con game, communism, cancan, cayenne jasmine, connexion, cynicism, chimakum, cynoscion, Congo Gum, chance on, Cinchonine, cochin china, commission, coenzyme a, chewing gum, coonskin, chinookan, cosmogony, cyanogen, cinchona, consomme, cynancum, cannikin, Chaim Weizmann, Chinese Yam, chinchona, cosmogeny, Chinese Shan, Cajanus Cajan, Chinese Cinnamon, cunningham, chemakuan, canangium, chemakum, common jasmine, conjoin, coin machine, consignee, changan, cash machine, chymosin.

Hyponym for Consume:

• v.

  • cognition
    absorb, occupy, engross, engage.
  • consumption
    finish, eat up, polish off.
  • contact
    ruin, destroy.