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Synonyms of devour

19 similar words

Another word for devour is wolf. Other synonyms of devour are consume and engorge.

Synonyms and similar words for devour

verbTo eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

  • gobble
  • gorge
  • wolfTo devour; to gobble; to eat (something) voraciously.
  • engorgeTo devour something greedily, gorge, glut.

verbTo rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.

verbSynonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.

  • go hardTo be excellent.
  • kick assTo be very impressive.
  • bang slangTo be excellent; to be banging.
  • eat slangTo do or perform well and stunningly; to consume a challenge successfully and stylishly; to rule, to slay.
  • eat and leave no crumbs slangTo do or perform in a thorough and stunning manner without mess or wasted opportunity; to wholly consume a challenge...
  • excel
  • kick slangTo be emphatically excellent.
  • rock slangTo be very favourable or skilful; excel; be fantastic.
  • rule slangTo excel.
  • shineTo distinguish oneself; to excel.
  • slap slangTo be excellent, especially when relating to music.
  • slayTo amaze, stun, or otherwise incapacitate by excellence; to excel at something.

Meaning of devour

  1. verb To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
  2. verb To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
  3. verb To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.

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Questions about synonyms of devour

What is another word for devour?
Devour has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as wolf, consume and engorge.
What does devour mean?
Devour means to eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: devour (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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