Synonyms of expends

expends

verb

present tense third-person singular of expend

1

as in spends

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

• spends
• pays
• gives
• disburses
• outlays
• lays out
• drops
• shells out
• lavishes
• wastes
• forks (over, out, or up)
• rains
• dissipates
• squanders
• runs through
• blows
• throws away
• fritters (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• saves
• makes
• acquires
• earns
• procures
• realizes
• secures
• wins
• hoards
• gains
• lays up
• caches
• garners

2

as in consumes

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

• spends
• consumes
• exhausts
• drains
• absorbs
• reduces
• depletes
• uses
• burns
• eats
• devours
• decreases
• empties
• wastes
• plays out
• runs out of
• draws down
• uses up
• diminishes
• lowers
• weakens
• downsizes
• lessens
• undermines
• dwindles
• saps
• impoverishes
• debilitates
• squanders
• disables
• cripples
• enfeebles
• lavishes
• cleans (out)
• abates
• bankrupts
• blows
• guzzles
• dissipates
• de-escalates
• runs through
• dries up
• throws away
• misspends
• fritters (away)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• replaces
• increases
• renews
• augments
• enlarges
• enforces
• reinforces
• repairs
• strengthens
• restores
• saves
• preserves
• revives
• conserves
• fortifies
• bolsters
• rebuilds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of expends

If the stalk is left alone, the plant expends energy creating seeds instead of new blooms. — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2026

This spiritual sequel to ‘Frankenstein’ is a romantic tale of obsession, possession and fantasy — adjectives that also apply to its filmmaker, Maggie Gyllenhaal, who expends massive quantities of energy jolting it to life. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026

This upper stage of the rocket kicks in above 62 miles (100 kilometers), once the core stage expends all its propellant. — Marcos Fernandez Tous, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026

The familiarity expends to the animation itself, courtesy of the prolific Titmouse studio. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026

Targeting multiple muscle groups expends calories more efficiently. — Jakob Roze, Health, 5 Feb. 2026

Virtually every cell on every branch of the tree of life expends a hefty chunk of its energy budget — in some cells, more than half — on maintaining a voltage across its membrane. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 12 Jan. 2026

The places facing existential climate risks—especially those in the Deep South—are mostly in states that have long been considered politically uncompetitive, where neither party expends much effort or money to gain votes. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2025

China’s apparent surge in missile production comes as the US expends sophisticated defense systems in Ukraine and Israel, causing some ammunition shortages and sparking debate in Washington about how and where to deploy its high-end weapons. — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025