Synonyms for
Waste
Definition
To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
Synonyms & similar words
wild
godforsaken
blow
languish
barren
dissipation
ravage
wastefulness
emaciate
ware
neutralize
consume
rot
thriftlessness
desolate
conserve
macerate
liquidate
wasteland
squander
neutralise
scourge
devastate
squander
misuse
consume
expend
blow
spend
discard
junk
scrap
rubbish
trash
debris
garbage
leavings
remnants
leftovers
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- waste paper
- waste of time
- waste of money
- waste disposal
- waste product
- waste management
- waste material
Word family
Usage note
As a noun, 'waste' often refers to unwanted or unusable material. As a verb, it means to use carelessly or to fail to make good use of something.
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Example sentences
- Don't waste your food, there are starving people in the world.
- He wasted his money on useless gadgets.
- The company was accused of wasting resources on unnecessary expenses.
- She felt guilty for wasting her time instead of studying.
- The water was wasted because the faucet was left running.
Quotes
Time and tide wait for no man, but time always stands still for a woman of thirty.
Waste not, want not.
Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.