Synonyms for Wasting | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "wasting" (222 found)

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Closest matches (45)

Noun(5 words)

cachexia atrophies atrophy atrophying cachexy

abscess aging ague ancient anemia ankylosis anoxia apnea asphyxiation asthma ataxia atrophy attack attenuation backache baneful bleeding blennorhea cachexia cachexy

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calamitous cataclysmal cataclysmic catastrophic chill chillschronic ill healthcoliccoming apartconstipation consuming consumption consumptive convulsion coughing cracking crumbling cyanosis deadly

Adjective(1 words)

catabolic

Strong matches (66)

debilitation debility decadent decay declining decrepitude degenerate delicacydelicate healthdemolishing demolitionary depredatory desolating destroying destructive deteriorating devastating diarrhea disastrous disintegrating

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Noun(8 words)

depletion dissipating dissipation dwindle emaciation extravagantfade awayfritter away

Verb(1 words)

emaciating

Related words (111)

growing oldgrowth healthlessness hemorrhagehigh blood pressurehydrops hypertension hypochondria hypochondriasis hypotension icterusill healthill-health indigestion infirmity inflammation insomnia internecine invalidism invalidity

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Noun(13 words)

misusemisuse resourcesphthisis prodigalspend unwiselysquander squandering ulatrophia wanewaste moneywasteful wastefulnesswasting away

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

14 entries

action behavior change debilitydescriptive termdisease processfeebleness frailness frailty infirmitymedical conditionprocess symptom valetudinarianism

More specific

16 entries

atrophy cachexia emaciationenergy wasteenergy wastingfood wastemoney wastingmuscle losstime wastetime wastingwaste energywaste materialswaste moneywaste resourceswaste timeweight loss

Collocations

11 entries

energy wastingmoney wastingresource wastingtime wastingwasteful spendingwasting diseasewasting energywasting moneywasting opportunitieswasting resourceswasting time

Inflections

4 entries

more wastingmost wastingwasted wastes

Derivations

6 entries

wastage waste wasted wasteful wastefully wastefulness

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

His parents' view was that he was wasting his earnings on a silly girl.

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It's time that you stopped wasting your youth on idle pastimes.

Source: tatoeba (34199)

No wonder he failed the exam, after wasting so much time like that.

Source: tatoeba (72072)

He makes a religion of never wasting a penny.

Source: tatoeba (73103)

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