Consumption
Consumption noun - The act of consuming something.
Drinking and consumption are semantically related. in eating topic. In some cases you can use "Drinking" instead a noun "Consumption".
Drinking
Drinking noun - The act of consuming liquids.
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Synonyms for Drinking
Consumption and drinking are semantically related. You can use "Consumption" instead a noun "Drinking".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- burning and consumption
- burning and drinking
- expenditure and consumption
- expenditure and drinking
- destruction and consumption
- destruction and drinking
- ruin and consumption
- ruin and drinking
- utilization and consumption
- utilization and drinking
- waste and consumption
- waste and drinking
- decrease and consumption
- decrease and drinking
Both words in one sentence
- Despite drinking only sips per trigger, the rate of consumption was maddening.
Source: Drinking Game / My Immortal -
Cana from Fairy Tail (no pun intended) goes Up to Eleven: her profile states that she's responsible for 30% of the consumption of alcoholic drinks in the titular guild, and started drinking twice as much ever since her bottle buddy Macao got a new girlfriend.
Source: Hard-Drinking Party Girl - It is not clear if the consumption of wine in the film has anything to do with this, as the legal drinking age for wine and beer is 16 in Germany.
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Drinking and Consumption. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/consumption/drinking
Consumption & Drinking. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/consumption/drinking>.
Drinking or Consumption. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/consumption/drinking.
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