Synonyms of play out

play out

verb

as in to spend

to make complete use of

we've finally played out the leftovers from that huge holiday meal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spend
• consume
• drain
• exhaust
• draw down
• run out of
• use up
• reduce
• absorb
• use
• burn
• eat
• deplete
• expend
• devour
• decrease
• empty
• clean (out)
• waste
• diminish
• dry up
• throw away
• run through
• downsize
• weaken
• undermine
• lessen
• bankrupt
• dwindle
• abate
• impoverish
• sap
• fritter (away)
• lower
• cripple
• disable
• blow
• debilitate
• enfeeble
• de-escalate
• lavish
• dissipate
• squander
• misspend
• guzzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replace
• increase
• renew
• enforce
• augment
• reinforce
• enlarge
• strengthen
• restore
• repair
• bolster
• rebuild
• preserve
• save
• revive
• reenforce
• conserve
• fortify

Examples of play out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Ross, then an ESPN analyst and special adviser to Epstein, was seen surveying the Cubs from the baseball operations department suites at Wrigley Field during the final month of 2019 as Maddon played out the string as a lame-duck manager. —Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2024

Viewers will see the split play out on season 2 of The Valley. —Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2024

The clamorous close of the 2021 legislative session, and Walz’s role in trying to enact police reform in response to the police killings of Floyd and Wright, plays out in a cache of thousands of internal emails from the Walz administration obtained by ProPublica and the Minnesota Reformer. —Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, 19 Sep. 2024

This exact scenario played out in Mountain View County, Alberta this month when a photograph of this very scene was shared to social media. —Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 19 Sep. 2024