Synonyms for
Wastes
Definition
Wastes means to use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
Synonyms & similar words
scourge
runoff
laywasteto
ware
knockoff
emaciate
neutralise
devastate
thriftlessness
pineaway
dissipation
wasteproduct
wasteland
rot
wastematerial
permissivewaste
desolate
wastefulness
blow
consume
languish
waste
barren
wastematter
neutralize
squander
misuse
expend
consume
discard
lavish
blow
burn
dissipate
fritter
misspend
junk
trash
Synonyms by register
Antonyms
Common collocations
- waste management
- food waste
- waste of time
- waste of money
- industrial waste
- nuclear waste
- waste disposal
- waste products
Word family
Usage note
As a verb, 'waste' often implies a careless or inefficient use of resources. As a noun, it refers to unwanted or unusable material, or a state of extreme physical or mental deterioration.
Example sentences
- He wastes his time playing video games instead of doing his homework.
- She wastes her money on things she doesn't need.
- They wasted all of the food by leaving it out in the sun.
- The company wastes a lot of paper by printing unnecessary documents.
- He was angry because the restaurant wasted his order.
Quotes
Time wasted is existence; used, it is life.
Don't waste your time chasing things that will never be beneficial to your future.
Life is too short to waste time on things that don't matter.