Definition of all-consuming - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

attentiontaking all of one's time and energy

Her all-consuming passion for painting left her exhausted.

overwhelming

resourcesusing everything up completely

The fire was all-consuming, leaving nothing behind.

consuming

devouring

exhausting

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adv.

consumption

consuming all at once

Examples of all-consuming in a sentence

The all-consuming nature of the project drained her energy.
Her all-consuming passion for art left her with little time for anything else.
The project was all-consuming, demanding every ounce of his energy.

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French:dévorant, ravageur, ...
German:alles verzehrend, verzehrend, ...
Italian:totalizzante, devastante, ...
Spanish:absorbente, devastador, ...
Portuguese:absorvente, devastador, ...
Chinese:全身心投入的, 吞噬一切的, ...
Japanese:全てを奪う, 全てを焼き尽くす, ...
Arabic:مستنزِف, مستنزِف بالكامل, ...
Hebrew:מְכַלֶּה, טוֹרֵף כֹּל, ...
Russian:всепоглощающий, ...
Ukrainian:всепоглинаючий, ...
Hindi:सर्वग्रासी, सर्वनाशी, ...
Bengali:সর্বগ্রাসী, সর্বনাশী, ...
Catalan:absorbent, devastador, ...
Czech:vše pohlcující, stravující, ...
Danish:altopslugende, altfortærende, ...
Dutch:allesverslindend, allesverzengend, ...
Greek:ολοκληρωτικός, καταστροφικός, ...
Hungarian:mindent felemésztő, elemésztő, ...
Khmer:គ្របដណ្តប់ទាំងស្រុង, ស៊ីអស់ទាំងស្រុង, ...
Korean:전념하는, 모든 것을 소모하는, ...
Persian:تمام‌گیر, تمام‌سوز, ...
Polish:wszechogarniający, ...
Portuguese (BR):absorvente, devastador, ...
Romanian:copleșitor, devastator, ...
Swedish:alltuppslukande, ...
Thai:ท่วมท้น, เผาผลาญหมดสิ้น, ...
Turkish:tüketici, her şeyi tüketen, ...
Vietnamese:ngốn hết, thiêu rụi sạch, ...

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