/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of devouring Find synonyms for: Verb1. devour, destroy, ruinusage: destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"2. devour, enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savourusage: enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"3. devour, down, consume, go through, eatusage: eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"4. devour, guttle, raven, pig, eatusage: eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"Adjective1. avid, devouring(prenominal), esurient, greedy, desirous (vs. undesirous), wishfulusage: (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reticent Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language