Waste

/weɪst/

Synonyms for "waste" (606 found)

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Closest matches (122)

abate ablate ablation absorption acarpous afterglow afterimagearabia desertaarid assimilation atrophy attack attenuate attrition backback countryback of beyondback-country backwood backwoods

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backwoodsy balance barrenbarren landbarrens batebe consumedbe eaten awaybe gonebe used upblast bloodbathblot outblowblue ruinblunder awaybones breakupbring to ruinbrush bumpbump offburnburning upbush buttbutt endcandle endscarnagecarpe diemcast awayceasecease to becease to existcelibate chaff childless condemn confoundconspicuous consumptionconsumeconsume awayconsumption corrode corrosion croak crumble culm damn damnation deadwooddeal destructiondeath valleydebris decimate decimation decline decrease decrement dejecta dejection dejecture deliquesce deliquescence dematerialize depart deplete depletion depreciate depreciation depredate depredation desecrate desert desolate desolation despoil despoilment despoliation destroy destruction detritus devastate devastation devour diedie away

Noun(9 words)

atrophy barren boondoggle boondoggling byproduct byproducts careless castoffs cruft

Verb(5 words)

blew blow consume desolate devastate

Adjective(1 words)

detrital matter

Strong matches (181)

die outdigestion diminish dirt disappear discharge dishwater disintegration disorganization dispatch dispel disperse disruption dissipate dissipation dissolution dissolve divedo a fade-outdo in

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draff drain drained dregsdribble awaydried updried-up drivel droop dropdrop offdrydry updustdust bowldwindleeating upebb effluent egesta ejecta ejectamenta ejection emacerate emaciate emaciation empty end engorge erase erode erosion evanesce evaporate evaporation excrement excreta excretes execute exhaust exhausted exhaustion exit expend expending expenditure exterminate extravagance extravagancy extravasate extravasation exudate exudation fadefade awayfade outfag endfail fallfall awayfall offfallow filings finish finishing fix flag flee fleet flyfool awayfossil fritter frivol fruitless garbage gash gaunt gelded getgive outgive the businessgogo awaygo up in smokegobblegobble upgun downgutgut with firehavoc heath hecatomb hide hinterland hit hogwash holdover holocausthowling wildernesshusk husks ice idle impotent impoverishment incinerate incontinence ineffectual infecund infertile ingestion intemperance issueless jejune jungle junk karroo kelter kill languish

Noun(23 words)

discarddiscard samplediscard termdiscarded discards dissipate dissipating dissipation dross dwindleenergy leakageenergy wasteextravagant frittering fritters futility garbage gobbles guzzle inefficiencies

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inefficiencykitchen refuselarge amount of time

Verb(13 words)

discard place value materialsdiscard unused itemsdissipated dissipatesdo induppy emaciate excreting fritteredget rid ofkillknock offlanguish

Adjective(4 words)

discarded itemenvironmental outputgodforsakenhousehold refuse

Related words (303)

lavish lavishnesslay in ruinslay outlay wasteleached leakageleaking purseleave no traceleave the sceneleavings lees leftover leftovers lessenlet uplifeless litter loafloose purse strings

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loselose strengthlosslunar landscapelunar wastemacerate marcescence meltmelt awaymenopausal muck murder nonfertile nonproducing nonproductive nonprolificodds and endsoff offal offscourings orts outback overdoing overgenerosity overgenerousness overliberality parch paring parings passpass awaypass outpeak pelf perdition perishpeter outpillage pinepine awayplummet plungepolish offpotsherds pound-foolishness preshrink prodigality profligacy profuseness profusion rag rags raid rasping raspings ravagereckless expenditurereckless spendingrefuse relics remainder remains remnant residue residuum restretire from sightriffraff rinsing roachrub outrubbish rubble ruin ruinate ruination ruins rummage rumprun downrun dryrun lowrun outrun to seedrun to wastesack sag saharasalt flatsawdust scouring scourings scrapscrap ironscraps scum sear settle shadow shambles shard shards shaving shavings shipwreck shrink shrinkage shrivelsine prolesink slack slag slaughter slop slops spend spending spill spoil spoliate spoliation squander squandering squandermania sterile straw strip stubble stump subsidesucked drysuffer an eclipsesurvivalswallow upsweeping sweepings swill sylvantail offtake care oftare tares teemless thin throwthrow into disordertrace transudate transudation trash uncultivated undoing unfertile unfruitfulunleash destructionunleash the hurricaneunplowed unproductive unprolific unsown untilledup countryup-country upheaveuse upusingusing upvandalism vandalize vanishvanish from sightvaporize vestige virgin wane wastagewaste awaywaste matterwasted wastefulness wasteland wastepaperwasting awayweaken wearwear and tearwear awaywearingwearing awaywearing downweary wasteweazen weed weeds wild wilderness wildness wilds wilt wiltingwipe outwitherwither awaywitheringwithout issuewizen woodland wrackwrack and ruinwreak havocwreck zap

Verb(24 words)

lay waste toliquidate macerate misallocate mismanage misspends misspent neutralise neutralize overindulgedpine awaypisses ravage remove rotrun offscourge squander squandered squanders

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top trifled underutilize ware

Noun(41 words)

leaks litter lossmaterial wastemisspending misuse moorsmore nonconservedordurepermissive wastepiffle pissing profligates refuserejected materialrejects residue scrap shreds slags

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sloshingsolid wastespillage spoilage squander swills thriftlessness trash trashes trifle trifles unneeded useless wantonswaste materialwaste matterwaste productwasteful wastefulness wastelandyield loss

Adjective(6 words)

logistical frictiontriflingunusable materialwasted moneywasteful energy usewild

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7 relation types

More general

53 entries

act activity adjective apply consume course debilitate deed degenerate deplete descriptor destroy deteriorate devolve diminish

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More specific

21 entries

atrophy carelesschemical wastediscarded dissipate extravagantfood wastehazardous wastelavishmedical wastemoney wastepaper wasteprodigalresource wasteshrinksolid waste

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Collocations

16 entries

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

Inflections

5 entries

more wastefulmost wastefulwasted wastes wasting

Derivations

6 entries

wastage wasted wasteful wastefully wastefulness wasting

Antonyms

1 entries

conserve

similar

2 entries

blow inhospitable

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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