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waste


verb
These are words and phrases related to waste. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of waste.
Don't waste time on nonessentials. A badly tuned motor wastes gas.

Synonyms


squander
dissipate
throw away
fritter away
expend needlessly
consume extravangantly
use up fruitlessly
devour
burn up
run through
deplete
empty
drain
exhaust
misuse
use unwisely
misspend
misapply
misemploy

Antonyms


save
conserve
husband
economize
spend wisely
use well
Invading armies wasted the countryside.

Synonyms


lay waste
destroy
ruin
devastate
spoil
wreck
demolish
crush
smash
shatter
raze
despoil
ravage
pillage
plunder
loot
sack
strip
rob
prey upon

Antonyms


build
rebuild
restore
protect
defend
guard
The old man's strength was wasting away.

Synonyms


fade
dwindle
decline
weaken
decrease
diminish
subside
abate
ebb
wane
wither
crumble
decay
droop
sink
die
disappear
evaporate
melt

Antonyms


strengthen
develop
grow
improve
rally
increase
advance

waste


noun
Industrial waste must be prevented from polluting our rivers.

Synonyms


waste material
refuse
garbage
trash
rubbish
debris
litter
sweepings
dregs
excrement
offal
The seamstress used waste to make doll clothing.

Synonyms


remnants
leftovers
remainders
scraps
leavings
The city budget can afford no waste. Such a routine job is a waste of her talents.

Synonyms


wastefulness
squandering
extravagance
needless
expenditure
prodigality
useless consumption
needless loss
misuse
misapplication
dissipation

Antonyms


saving
economy
thrift
frugality
conservation
The explorers spent months in the Arctic wastes.

Synonyms


wasteland
barren expanse
emptiness
void
Nothing could stop the waste of the city by the barbarians.

Synonyms


destruction
ruin
ruination
devastation
wreck
wrecking
demolition
razing
ravage
despoliation
pillage
plundering
looting
sack
rape
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