Synonyms of expending

expending

verb

present participle of expend

1

as in spending

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

• spending
• paying
• giving
• disbursing
• outlaying
• laying out
• wasting
• dropping
• shelling out
• forking (over, out, or up)
• squandering
• raining
• lavishing
• dissipating
• blowing
• running through
• throwing away
• frittering (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saving
• making
• acquiring
• earning
• procuring
• gaining
• securing
• realizing
• hoarding
• winning
• laying up
• caching
• garnering

2

as in consuming

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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