deplete | Definition of deplete

Synonyms and Antonyms of deplete

1 to make complete use of

miners depleted the vein of copper ore after only a few months

Synonyms of deplete

absorb, burn, consume, devour, drain, draw down, exhaust, expend, play out, spend, use up

Words Related to deplete

abate, decrease, de-escalate, diminish, downsize, dwindle, lessen, lower, reduce

bankrupt, clean (out), impoverish

cripple, debilitate, disable, enfeeble, sap, undermine, weaken

blow, dissipate, fritter (away), guzzle, lavish, misspend, run through, squander, throw away, waste

Phrases Synonymous with deplete

Near Antonyms of deplete

augment, enlarge, increase

bolster, enforce, fortify, reinforce (also reenforce), strengthen

rebuild, repair, restore, revive

conserve, preserve, save

Antonyms of deplete

2 to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent

disease and battlefield casualties had depleted troop strength to dangerously low levels

Synonyms of deplete

abate, de-escalate, decrease, dent, diminish, downscale, downsize, drop, dwindle, ease, knock down, lessen, lower, reduce

Words Related to deplete

compress, condense, constrict, contract

abbreviate, abridge, clip, crop, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, dock, nick, pare, prune, retrench, shorten, slash, trim, truncate, whittle

deflate, shrink

moderate, modify, modulate, qualify

Near Antonyms of deplete

blow up, dilate, distend, inflate, swell

elongate, extend, lengthen, prolong, protract

add (to), complement, supplement

enhance, heighten, intensify

Antonyms of deplete

aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, raise