English Synonym Finder

consume

Definitions

To eat, drink, or ingest food or liquid.

To use up a resource, such as fuel, energy, or time.

To destroy something completely, typically by fire.

Examples

The new engine is designed to consume less fuel than previous models.

It is important to consume a balanced diet to maintain good health.

Synonyms

devour ingest eat utilize deplete exhaust absorb

Antonyms

create save preserve conserve abstain accumulate build