Synonyms of eaten (up)

eaten (up)

verb

past participle of eat (up)

1

as in welcomed

to receive or accept gladly or readily

predictably, moviegoers ate up the sequel to last summer's blockbuster

Synonyms & Similar Words

• welcomed
• drank (in)
• embraced
• lapped (up)
• enjoyed
• hailed
• drunk (in)
• liked
• preferred
• chosen
• taken up
• adopted
• decided (on)
• selected
• greeted
• espoused
• picked
• elected
• opted (for)
• singled (out)
• named
• culled
• taken
• handpicked
• cherry-picked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• rejected
• turned down
• declined
• thrown over
• passed up
• objected (to)
• balked (at)
• spurned
• demurred (to)

2

as in consumed

to destroy all trace of

the surf created by a powerful hurricane could really eat up what's left of the island's eastern beach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• consumed
• ruined
• devoured
• eradicated
• used up
• wrecked
• shattered
• extinguished
• drained
• wiped out
• stamped (out)
• exhausted
• torn down
• gutted
• expended
• demolished
• depleted
• spent
• blotted out
• done in
• wasted
• pulverized
• decimated
• removed
• obliterated
• razed
• annihilated
• exterminated
• devastated
• smashed
• rubbed out
• extirpated
• desolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protected
• preserved
• saved
• built
• constructed
• raised
• conserved
• erected
• put up