Wastefulness

Synonyms for "wastefulness" (40 found)

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Closest matches (8)

ablation absorption assimilation attritioncarpe diemconspicuous consumptiondepletion

Noun(1 words)

carelessness

Strong matches (12)

digestion drain erosion exhaustion expenditure

Verb(1 words)

dissipate energy

Noun(5 words)

dissipationenergy inefficiencyexcessive energy useextravagance extravagances

Adjective(1 words)

domestic overuse

Related words (20)

finishing incontinence ingestion intemperance lavishness prodigality profusion squander

Noun(12 words)

inefficiencies inefficiencymoney wasteoverindulgence prodigality profligacyresource wastesquandering thriftlessness wastage waste wasting

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5 relation types

More general

7 entries

activity extravagance improvidence inefficiency loss shortsightedness waste

More specific

6 entries

energy wastefood wastematerial wastemoney wasteresource wastetime waste

Collocations

5 entries

cause of wastefulnesslevel of wastefulnessrate of wastefulnessreduce wastefulnesswasteful habits

Inflections

1 entries

wastefulnesses

Derivations

2 entries

wasteful wastefully

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Arsenal paid the price for that wastefulness when Chelsea took the lead after 14 minutes. Mata was afforded to much space by Santos and when the ponderous Per Mertesacker missed his cross Lampard timed his arrival perfectly to head past Wojciech Szczesny.

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