Consumes

Synonyms for "consumes" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Verb(6 words)

absorbannotation tagburn char consumables consuming

Strong matches (8)

Verb(8 words)

consumptive deplete devour devouring eatemphasis markerengage engross

Related words (14)

Verb(14 words)

engulf expend expendablesfocus cuefoodstuffs incinerate ingest label preoccupy resource-using spend suppliesuse uputilize

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

29 entries

absorption action adjective annotation behaviorcognitive verbdecomposition descriptor destructiondiscourse markereat eating engagement erosion exclamation goods

Showing 16 of 29 words.

More specific

40 entries

absorb ash burncaptivate readerschardata labeldepletedeplete fundsdepletion devour drink eatemphatic interjectionenergy-intensive engrossengross audiences

Showing 16 of 40 words.

Collocations

26 entries

attention consumptioncalorie consumptionconsume caloriesconsume dataconsume electricityconsume energyconsume resourcesconsume timeconsumes attentionconsumes budgetconsumes caloriesconsumes capitalconsumes dataconsumes energyconsumes informationconsumes inventory

Showing 16 of 26 words.

Inflections

2 entries

consumed consuming

Derivations

9 entries

consumable consume consumed consumer consuming consumption consumptive consumptively reconsume

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

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That fat girl consumes too much sugary food.

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The car consumes a lot of fuel.

Source: tatoeba (46818)

This machine consumes 10% of all the power we use.

Source: tatoeba (59812)

This engine consumes the most oil.

Source: tatoeba (61304)

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