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devour Synonyms

Another word for devour

Choosing another word for devour depends on context, so the 23 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• verb (Context 1)

To eat food or prey hungrily, quickly, and greedily.

Usage Example

"After hiking for six hours in the mountains, the campers devoured their hot dinner within minutes."

Strongest
wolf down
gobble
Strong
scarf down
gulp
gorge
guzzle
consume
Weak
ingest

• verb (Context 2)

To read, watch, or take in something with great eagerness and enthusiasm.

Usage Example

"She devoured the entire mystery novel over a single rainy weekend."

Strong
absorb
soak up
drink in
lap up
take in

• verb (Context 3)

To destroy, consume, or engulf completely (especially of fire, disease, or time).

Usage Example

"The fast-moving wildfire devoured thousands of acres of dry timber before firefighters could contain it."

Strongest
consume
Strong
engulf
destroy
ravage
demolish
annihilate
obliterate

• verb (Context 4)

To overwhelm or preoccupied someone completely (of an intense emotion or thought).

Usage Example

"He was devoured by curiosity about what lay behind the locked door."

Strongest
consume
Strong
overwhelm
obsess
grip
torment

Opposites of devour

The opposite of devour shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

preserve
spare
ignore
save
nibble
pick at
restore
calm
See all opposites of devour

• Nearby Words

devotee
devotion
devotional
devour
devourable
devourer
devout

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Devour. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/devour
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