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all-consuming

ADJECTIVE

burning

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blazing

STRONG

eager earnest heated

WEAK

ardent fervid feverish frantic frenzied hectic impassioned intense passionate red-hot vehement white-hot zealous

Antonyms

STRONG

unconcerned unenthusiastic

WEAK

apathetic cold cool unexcited unimportant

ADJECTIVE

engrossing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absorbing captivating compelling enthralling exciting fascinating gripping intriguing riveting stimulating

STRONG

consuming controlling monopolizing obsessing preoccupying provoking

Antonyms

STRONGEST

boring

WEAK

repellent repulsive uninteresting

ADJECTIVE

intense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acute bitter deep energetic excessive extraordinary extreme fierce great harsh heightened intensified intensive powerful profound protracted sharp strong violent vivid

WEAK

agonizing ardent biting burning close concentrated consuming cutting diligent eager earnest exaggerated exceptional exquisite fanatical fervent fervid forcible full hard impassioned keen marked piercing pungent shrill stinging strained supreme undue vehement zealous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aboveboard agreeable bland blunt calm dull gentle ignorant indistinct kind lazy low mild moderate nice pale peaceful shallow slow soft stupid superficial unimportant unintelligent weak

WEAK

low-key

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Teaching is an "all-consuming role", she says, and the behavioural issues she has to handle in the classroom can take an emotional toll - which she sometimes struggles to leave at the school gates.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

The all-consuming emotion of being swept away by a beautiful, intelligent and compassionate person collided with my self-inflicted vow.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

In popular culture, as Mr. Tuck observes, the eruption is usually represented as all-consuming.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

While depravity is omnipresent, that doesn’t mean it’s all-consuming.

From Salon • Dec. 5, 2025

For the first time, Frightful felt the all-consuming oneness of motherhood.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

all-consuming

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