Waste

/weɪst/

Synonyms for "waste" (606 found)

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Noun(23 words)
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inefficiencykitchen refuselarge amount of time
Verb(13 words)
discard place value materialsdiscard unused itemsdissipateddissipatesdo induppyemaciateexcretingfritteredget rid ofkillknock offlanguish
Adjective(4 words)
discarded itemenvironmental outputgodforsakenhousehold refuse

Related words (303)

lavishlavishnesslay in ruinslay outlay wasteleachedleakageleaking purseleave no traceleave the sceneleavingsleesleftoverleftoverslessenlet uplifelesslitterloafloose purse strings
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loselose strengthlosslunar landscapelunar wastemaceratemarcescencemeltmelt awaymenopausalmuckmurdernonfertilenonproducingnonproductivenonprolificodds and endsoffoffaloffscouringsortsoutbackoverdoingovergenerosityovergenerousnessoverliberalityparchparingparingspasspass awaypass outpeakpelfperditionperishpeter outpillagepinepine awayplummetplungepolish offpotsherdspound-foolishnesspreshrinkprodigalityprofligacyprofusenessprofusionragragsraidraspingraspingsravagereckless expenditurereckless spendingrefuserelicsremainderremainsremnantresidueresiduumrestretire from sightriffraffrinsingroachrub outrubbishrubbleruinruinateruinationruinsrummagerumprun downrun dryrun lowrun outrun to seedrun to wastesacksagsaharasalt flatsawdustscouringscouringsscrapscrap ironscrapsscumsearsettleshadowshamblesshardshardsshavingshavingsshipwreckshrinkshrinkageshrivelsine prolesinkslackslagslaughterslopslopsspendspendingspillspoilspoliatespoliationsquandersquanderingsquandermaniasterilestrawstripstubblestumpsubsidesucked drysuffer an eclipsesurvivalswallow upsweepingsweepingsswillsylvantail offtake care oftaretaresteemlessthinthrowthrow into disordertracetransudatetransudationtrashuncultivatedundoingunfertileunfruitfulunleash destructionunleash the hurricaneunplowedunproductiveunprolificunsownuntilledup countryup-countryupheaveuse upusingusing upvandalismvandalizevanishvanish from sightvaporizevestigevirginwanewastagewaste awaywaste matterwastedwastefulnesswastelandwastepaperwasting awayweakenwearwear and tearwear awaywearingwearing awaywearing downweary wasteweazenweedweedswildwildernesswildnesswildswiltwiltingwipe outwitherwither awaywitheringwithout issuewizenwoodlandwrackwrack and ruinwreak havocwreckzap
Noun(41 words)
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Adjective(6 words)
logistical frictiontriflingunusable materialwasted moneywasteful energy usewild

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atrophycarelesschemical wastediscardeddissipateextravagantfood wastehazardous wastelavishmedical wastemoney wastepaper wasteprodigalresource wasteshrinksolid waste

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Collocations

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hazardous wastehousehold wasteindustrial wastemedical wastesolid wastewaste disposalwaste energywaste managementwaste materialswaste moneywaste productswaste resourceswaste spacewaste timewaste waterwasteful spending

Inflections

5 entries
more wastefulmost wastefulwastedwasteswasting

Derivations

6 entries

Antonyms

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similar

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Sample sentences

33 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

This day was just a waste of time and money.

Source: tatoeba (2029)

Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is.

Source: tatoeba (2279)

Haste makes waste.

Source: tatoeba (19729)

Hurry up. We've little time to waste.

Source: tatoeba (19742)

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