Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| burning | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the act of burning something • pain that feels hot as if it were on fire • a process in which a substance reacts with oxygen to give heat and light • execution by electricity • execution by fire • a form of torture in which cigarettes or cigars or other hot implements are used to burn the victim's skin adjective satellite • of immediate import | ||||||
| consuming | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • very strong; urgently felt | ||||||
| emptying | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of removing the contents of something | ||||||
| exhausting | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having a debilitating effect • producing exhaustion | ||||||
| expending | verbv | |||||
noun • the act of spending money for goods or services | ||||||
| spending | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the act of spending or disbursing money • money paid out; an amount spent | ||||||
| using | verbv | |||||
noun • an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly) | ||||||
| wasting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease • a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse | ||||||
| depleting | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • use up (resources or materials) | ||||||
| employing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • the state of being employed or having a job verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • engage or hire for work | ||||||
| utilizing | verbv | |||||
verb • put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose • convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) | ||||||
| consumption | nounn | |||||
noun • the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) • involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body • (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing • the act of consuming something | ||||||
| expenditure | nounn | |||||
noun • money paid out; an amount spent • the act of spending money for goods or services • the act of consuming something | ||||||
