Synonyms of devotes

devotes

verb

present tense third-person singular of devote

1

as in dedicates

to keep or intend for a special purpose

I conscientiously devote several hours every weekend to playing with my dog

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dedicates
• saves
• allocates
• gives up (to)
• consecrates
• reserves
• earmarks
• uses
• sets apart
• entrusts
• sets aside
• blesses
• sets by
• employs
• sanctifies
• consigns
• confides
• applies
• commits
• bestows
• hallows

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignores
• neglects
• misapplies
• misuses

2

as in applies

to occupy (oneself) diligently or with close attention

planning a diplomatic career, she's been intensely devoting herself to the study of foreign languages in college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• applies
• gives
• spends
• commits
• addresses
• buckles
• bends
• works
• gets cracking
• involves
• gets with it
• engages
• turns one's hand
• gets one's act together
• exerts
• busies
• reapplies
• sets (to)
• settles (down)
• readdresses
• stresses
• exhausts
• knuckles down
• concerns
• wears out
• troubles
• taxes
• hustles
• plunges (in)
• pitches in
• carries on
• plugs (away)
• pegs (away)
• plods
• grinds
• puts out
• plows
• humps
• strains

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• plays
• dawdles
• dallies
• idles
• trifles
• putters (around)
• monkeys (around)
• fools around
• fiddles (around)
• messes around
• potters (around)
• dillydallies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of devotes

Illinois devotes significant resources to recruiting overseas to bring in their large international contingent — including Croatian twin centers Tomislav and Zvonimir Ivišić and freshman forward David Mirković. —Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026

McGrath devotes a whole chapter to lunch. —Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026

The show devotes significant time to the three consultants’ past hardships as well as their ongoing bond, and that’s crystallized in a moving segment about Alexander’s harrowing recovery after a devastating stroke in 2022. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 19 Feb. 2026

The center console devotes an inordinate amount of space to side-by-side wireless phone chargers. —Adam Ismail, The Drive, 18 Feb. 2026

Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, the saddest novel ever written, devotes some space to the description of just such a device, the earliest example of a fictional machine capable of writing. —Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026

But the governor also devotes several pages to providing his side of the story from the 2024 search for a vice-presidential candidate, after Harris wrote a detailed account of the traditionally secretive process, which included a less-than-warm meeting with Shapiro. —Toluse Olorunnipa, The Atlantic, 19 Jan. 2026

So the book devotes an entire chapter to the topic. —Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 12 Jan. 2026

So prevalent is memorabilia fraud that the United States Postal Inspectors Service devotes an entire page on its website educating consumers how to protect themselves. —Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026