Consumption synonyms and antonyms

kən-sŭmp'shən

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expenditure
An amount expended.
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using
Use
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depletion
The consumption of a resource faster than it can be replenished
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consuming
A quantity consumed
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ruin
Complete loss of means, solvency, position, etc.
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use
A habitual practice, such as drug use.
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using-up
The act of consuming
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disease (related)
A particular destructive process in an organ or organism, with a specific cause and characteristic symptoms; specif., an illness; ailment
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usage
Long-continued or established practice; habitual or customary use or way of acting; custom; habit
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conservation (antonym)
The protection, preservation, management, or restoration of wildlife and of natural resources such as forests, soil, and water.
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eating
Food, comestibles
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used (related)
A quantity consumed
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utilisation (related)
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utilization (related)
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decay
The process or result of being gradually decomposed.
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burning
A fire.
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dissipation
Wasteful expenditure or consumption.
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dispersion
The variation or scattering of data around some average or central value
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loss
Loss is defined as having something or someone leave or be taken away from you, a feeling of grief when something is gone, or a decline in money.
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saving (antonym)
Avoidance of excess expenditure; economy.
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drinking
An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
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exhaustion
Supreme tiredness; having exhausted energy.
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phthisis
Tuberculosis of the lungs. No longer in scientific use.
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waste (related)
A waste land; an uninhabited desolate region; a wilderness or desert.
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fasting (antonym)
Abstinence from food
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starvation (antonym)
The state of being starved
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wasting-disease
Generic description of a medical condition that causes pronounced loss of body mass.
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consumtion (related)
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preservation (antonym)
A preserving or being preserved
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misuse
(Obs.) Bad or harsh treatment
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destruction
The cause or means of destroying
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devastation
The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste.
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diminution
(Music) Variation of a theme by shortening, usually halving, the time value of the notes
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damage
Destruction or a loss in value, usefulness, or ability resulting from an action or event.
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wear-and-tear
Loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure.
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pulmonary consumption
Tuberculosis
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lung-disease
Tuberculosis
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tuberculosis (related)
An infectious disease of humans and animals caused by the tubercle bacillus and characterized by the formation of tubercles on the lungs and other tissues of the body, often developing long after the initial infection.
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devouring
The act by which something is devoured.
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No longer in scientific use: phthisic
An infectious disease producing lesions especially of the lungs.
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white plague
Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.
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give (related)
A tendency to be springy; resilience
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health (related)
A state of well-being or balance, often physical but sometimes also mental and social; the overall level of function of an organism from the cellular (micro) level to the social (macro) level.
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ingestion
The action of ingesting, or consuming something orally, whether it be food, drink, medicine, or other substance. It is usually referred to as the first step of digestion.
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intake
(Mech.) The amount of energy taken in
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uptake
Understanding; comprehension:
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economic consumption
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
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usance
Usage; custom.
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use of goods and services
(economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing
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pulmonary-tuberculosis
(Pathology) The most common form of active tuberculosis (TB) infecting the lungs.
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tb
Abbreviation of terabyte
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colliquation
(Medicine) The wasting-away of parts of the body; consumption.
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scrofula
A form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes, especially of the neck, that is most common in children and is usually spread by unpasteurized milk from infected cows.
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scrofuloderma
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comsumption (related)
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excretion (related)
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over-consumption (related)
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desolation
Wretchedness; misery.
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emission (related)
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  • There was a rising worldwide consumption of consumer goods.

  • The export trade, however, is decreasing considerably, while the home consumption is increasing.

  • He died of consumption on the 25th of September 1 777.

  • Since then special laws have hampered development, some provinces, as for instance Sardinia, being allowed to manufacture for their own consumption but not for export.

  • Natural gas is largely used in the United States, and for some time, owing to defective methods of storage, delivery and consumption, great waste occurred.

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