consuming

adjective

con·sum·ing kən-ˈsü-miŋ How to pronounce consuming (audio)

: deeply felt : ardent

a consuming interest

also : engrossing

Example Sentences

didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming

Recent Examples on the Web Ratajkowski frames the development of her political consciousness as a process born of self-consciousness, a cancerous and consuming view of the self that the writer argues was pushed on her by patriarchal capitalist society.

Jordan Taliha Mcdonald, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2021 Franzen’s most consuming interest is the existential distress that so often molders within a disintegrating household.

Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2021 On top of this, if there is an unraveling in Afghanistan, controlling the fallout will become a consuming issue for the U.S. military.

Rich Lowry, National Review, 9 July 2021 Doctors, nurses, paramedics and support staff have courageously taken on enormous risk during the pandemic, the most consuming health crisis in more than 100 years, but there is no specific death count for them.

Phil Mccausland, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2020 In 2010, Ginsburg’s husband, Martin Ginsburg, died after his own battle with cancer, and her focus on her work at the court became even more consuming.

Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2020 The book’s most consuming relationship is Kate’s with Emily, her fierce, protective love for her daughter intensifying during a stage of life that parallels hers in emotional pain and suffering.

Alex Witchel, New York Times, 1 June 2018 See More

consuming 1 of 2

adjective

as in absorbing

holding the attention or provoking interest didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

absorbing
engaging
interesting
intriguing
fascinating
involving
gripping
immersing
exciting
engrossing
enthralling
provocative
entertaining
riveting
arresting
inspiring
amazing
amusing
electric
exhilarating
attractive
enchanting
thrilling
stimulating
galvanizing
electrifying
stirring
tantalizing
alluring
unusual
breathtaking
bewitching
captivating
striking
rousing
showy
astonishing
charming
mesmerizing
hypnotizing
spellbinding
wondrous
surprising
eventful
curious
wonderful
astounding
emphatic
splashy
weird
odd
marvelous
marvellous
eye-opening
fabulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

tedious
heavy
dry
boring
uninteresting
monotonous
tiring
tiresome
wearisome
dull
drab
sterile
discouraging
wearying
unexciting
demoralizing
operose
pedestrian
humdrum
dreary
pedantic
dispiriting
disheartening

consuming

2 of 2

verb

present participle of consume

as in devouring

to destroy all trace of massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest

Synonyms & Similar Words

devouring
draining
wrecking
demolishing
ruining
depleting
eradicating
devastating
expending
extinguishing
shattering
exhausting
spending
gutting
wasting
eating (up)
decimating
obliterating
pulverizing
exterminating
removing
annihilating
extirpating
desolating
smashing
using up
annihilating
wiping out
razing
tearing down
blotting out
stamping (out)
doing in
rubbing out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

saving
protecting
preserving
conserving
building
constructing
raising
erecting
putting up

as in spending

to make complete use of the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on

Synonyms & Similar Words

spending
draining
exhausting
absorbing
reducing
eating
burning
depleting
using
devouring
expending
wasting
emptying
decreasing
playing out
drawing down
using up
diminishing
lowering
dwindling
running out of
downsizing
impoverishing
weakening
sapping
undermining
lessening
bankrupting
crippling
guzzling
debilitating
disabling
squandering
dissipating
abating
blowing
enfeebling
lavishing
de-escalating
drying up
throwing away
running through
cleaning (out)
misspending
frittering (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

increasing
replacing
augmenting
renewing
enforcing
enlarging
saving
reinforcing
repairing
conserving
preserving
restoring
strengthening
rebuilding
reviving
fortifying
bolstering
reenforcing

as in eating

to take in as food hungry enough to consume most of the pie

Synonyms & Similar Words

eating
devouring
ingesting
chewing
licking
digesting
swallowing
putting away
gulping
tasting
downing
gorging
savoring
putting down
swilling
partaking (of)
scoffing
tucking (away or in)
relishing
wolfing
feasting
munching
slopping
dining
supping
snacking
lapping
savouring
gumming
dispatching
lunching
gormandizing
noshing
breakfasting
banqueting
bolting
regaling
pigging out
polishing off
nursing
gobbling (up or down)
picking (at)
glutting (on)
mouthing (down)
snarfing (down)
faring
chowing (down on)
gnawing (at or on)
nibbling (on)

单词	consuming
释义	consuming adjective con·sum·ing kən-ˈsü-miŋ : deeply felt : ardent a consuming interest also : engrossing Synonyms absorbing arresting engaging engrossing enthralling fascinating gripping immersing interesting intriguing involving riveting See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming Recent Examples on the Web Ratajkowski frames the development of her political consciousness as a process born of self-consciousness, a cancerous and consuming view of the self that the writer argues was pushed on her by patriarchal capitalist society. Jordan Taliha Mcdonald, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2021 Franzen’s most consuming interest is the existential distress that so often molders within a disintegrating household. Becca Rothfeld, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2021 On top of this, if there is an unraveling in Afghanistan, controlling the fallout will become a consuming issue for the U.S. military. Rich Lowry, National Review, 9 July 2021 Doctors, nurses, paramedics and support staff have courageously taken on enormous risk during the pandemic, the most consuming health crisis in more than 100 years, but there is no specific death count for them. Phil Mccausland, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2020 In 2010, Ginsburg’s husband, Martin Ginsburg, died after his own battle with cancer, and her focus on her work at the court became even more consuming. Emily Bazelon, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2020 The book’s most consuming relationship is Kate’s with Emily, her fierce, protective love for her daughter intensifying during a stage of life that parallels hers in emotional pain and suffering. Alex Witchel, New York Times, 1 June 2018 See More Word History First Known Use 1905, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing consuming self-consuming all-consuming time-consuming self-consuming all-consuming time-consuming consuming 1 of 2 adjective as in absorbing holding the attention or provoking interest didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance absorbing engaging interesting intriguing fascinating involving gripping immersing exciting engrossing enthralling provocative entertaining riveting arresting inspiring amazing amusing electric exhilarating attractive enchanting thrilling stimulating galvanizing electrifying stirring tantalizing alluring unusual breathtaking bewitching captivating striking rousing showy astonishing charming mesmerizing hypnotizing spellbinding wondrous surprising eventful curious wonderful astounding emphatic splashy weird odd marvelous marvellous eye-opening fabulous Antonyms & Near Antonyms tedious heavy dry boring uninteresting monotonous tiring tiresome wearisome dull drab sterile discouraging wearying unexciting demoralizing operose pedestrian humdrum dreary pedantic dispiriting disheartening See More consuming 2 of 2 verb present participle of consume 1 as in devouring to destroy all trace of massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest Synonyms & Similar Words devouring draining wrecking demolishing ruining depleting eradicating devastating expending extinguishing shattering exhausting spending gutting wasting eating (up) decimating obliterating pulverizing exterminating removing annihilating extirpating desolating smashing using up annihilating wiping out razing tearing down blotting out stamping (out) doing in rubbing out Antonyms & Near Antonyms saving protecting preserving conserving building constructing raising erecting putting up See More 2 as in spending to make complete use of the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on Synonyms & Similar Words spending draining exhausting absorbing reducing eating burning depleting using devouring expending wasting emptying decreasing playing out drawing down using up diminishing lowering dwindling running out of downsizing impoverishing weakening sapping undermining lessening bankrupting crippling guzzling debilitating disabling squandering dissipating abating blowing enfeebling lavishing de-escalating drying up throwing away running through cleaning (out) misspending frittering (away) Antonyms & Near Antonyms increasing replacing augmenting renewing enforcing enlarging saving reinforcing repairing conserving preserving restoring strengthening rebuilding reviving fortifying bolstering reenforcing See More 3 as in eating to take in as food hungry enough to consume most of the pie Synonyms & Similar Words eating devouring ingesting chewing licking digesting swallowing putting away gulping tasting downing gorging savoring putting down swilling partaking (of) scoffing tucking (away or in) relishing wolfing feasting munching slopping dining supping snacking lapping savouring gumming dispatching lunching gormandizing noshing breakfasting banqueting bolting regaling pigging out polishing off nursing gobbling (up or down) picking (at) glutting (on) mouthing (down) snarfing (down) faring chowing (down on) gnawing (at or on) nibbling (on)
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