Synonyms of expends

expends

verb

present tense third-person singular of expend

1

as in spends

to hand over or use up in payment

redecoration will have to wait, since we've just expended our last dollar in buying the house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spends
• pays
• gives
• disburses
• outlays
• lays out
• drops
• shells out
• lavishes
• wastes
• forks (over, out, or up)
• rains
• dissipates
• squanders
• runs through
• blows
• throws away
• fritters (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saves
• makes
• acquires
• earns
• procures
• realizes
• secures
• wins
• hoards
• gains
• lays up
• caches
• garners

2

as in consumes

to make complete use of

settlers had to be sure not to expend their supply of firewood before the end of the long winter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spends
• consumes
• exhausts
• drains
• absorbs
• reduces
• depletes
• uses
• burns
• eats
• devours
• decreases
• empties
• wastes
• plays out
• runs out of
• draws down
• uses up
• diminishes
• lowers
• weakens
• downsizes
• lessens
• undermines
• dwindles
• saps
• impoverishes
• debilitates
• squanders
• disables
• cripples
• enfeebles
• lavishes
• cleans (out)
• abates
• bankrupts
• blows
• guzzles
• dissipates
• de-escalates
• runs through
• dries up
• throws away
• misspends
• fritters (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replaces
• increases
• renews
• augments
• enlarges
• enforces
• reinforces
• strengthens
• repairs
• restores
• saves
• bolsters
• revives
• preserves
• conserves
• fortifies
• reenforces
• rebuilds