Thirty years ago, the international community signed the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and began regulating ozone-depleting compounds.
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Deplete
/dɪˈpliːt/
Synonyms for "deplete" (191 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (57)
Related words (95)
Verb(27 words)
Noun(26 words)
expendinggobblesguzzlinghaemorrhageshemorrhagehemorrhageshollowsimpoverishinglack of energyoverusepauperspillageplunderplunderssap energysappingsapsstock declinetear throughunfilled area
Adjective(4 words)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: consume, exhaust, ablate, absorb, assimilate.
- Sentence evidence is available for deplete, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "deplete".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "deplete"
Keep "deplete" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "deplete" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "deplete", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "deplete" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
4 entriesMore specific
5 entriesbudget drainconcentration drainfund drainresource drainstamina drain
Collocations
5 entriesbudget drainenergy drainfund depletionresource depletionsupply depletion
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesTranslations
40 translations across 17 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- изпразвам verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- изчерпвам verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Chinese
1 entries- 弄空 verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 放血 verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- 耗竭 verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Dutch
3 entries- afbreken verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- leegmaken verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- opruimen verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Finnish
4 entries- kulua verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- kuluttaa verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- tyhjentää verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- tyhjetä verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
French
1 entries- vider verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
German
3 entries- aufbrauchen verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- leeren verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- räumen verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Greek
2 entries- αδειάζω verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- εκκενώνω verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Hungarian
1 entries- kiürít verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Indonesian
2 entries- mengosongkan verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- menguras verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Interlingua
1 entries- depler verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Latin
1 entries- exhauriō verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Malagasy
1 entries- manala verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Occitan
4 entries- agotar verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- amenir verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- amermar verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- demesir verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Portuguese
3 entries- esgotar verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- esvaziar verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- exaurir verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Russian
2 entries- очища́ть verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- производи́ть кровопуска́ние verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Spanish
4 entries- agotar verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- deplecionar verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- depletar verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
- depletear verb (reduce the amount of or remove)
Sample sentences
21 total sentences available.
Losing the deltas will not only erase some of the world's most diverse ecosystems, but drive mass migration, deplete vital farmland and disrupt some of Asia's most dynamic business hubs.
Source: tatoeba (8264202)
This scientific assessment monitors the progress of the Montreal Protocol, a global agreement reached in 1987 and put into place in 1989, intended to protect the Earth’s ozone layer by phasing out the chemicals that deplete it, often used as propellants in household products or in air conditioning.
Source: tatoeba (12064351)
The winter storm quickly depleted the salt supply of the county.
Source: wiktionary
Showing 4 of 21 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "deplete"?
Closest matches include consume, exhaust, ablate, absorb, assimilate.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "deplete"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.