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Synonyms for waste
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Princeton's WordNet
waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product(noun)
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
"they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
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waste product, thriftlessness, barren, permissive waste, wasteland, waste matter, dissipation, waste material, wastefulnessAntonyms:
hospitable, economize, conserve, economise, husbandwaste, wastefulness, dissipation(noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
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waste product, thriftlessness, licentiousness, barren, permissive waste, dissolution, profligacy, wasteland, looseness, waste matter, dissipation, waste material, wastefulnessAntonyms:
hospitable, conserve, economise, economize, husbandthriftlessness, waste, wastefulness(noun)
the trait of wasting resources
"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
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waste product, thriftlessness, waste matter, barren, wasteland, waste material, dissipation, permissive waste, wastefulnessAntonyms:
hospitable, economize, economise, husband, conservebarren, waste, wasteland(noun)
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
"the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
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waste product, thriftlessness, barren, permissive waste, wastefulness, waste matter, dissipation, waste material, wastelandAntonyms:
hospitable, husband, economise, conserve, economizewaste, permissive waste(adj)
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
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waste product, thriftlessness, barren, permissive waste, wasteland, waste matter, dissipation, waste material, wastefulnessAntonyms:
hospitable, husband, economize, conserve, economisegodforsaken, waste, wild(verb)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
"a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
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furious, wild, dotty, savage, risky, barbarian, tempestuous, raving mad, violent, idle, hazardous, uncivilised, fantastic, untamed, raging, groundless, angry, barbaric, crazy, godforsaken, unfounded, baseless, uncivilized, gaga, unwarrantedAntonyms:
hospitable, husband, economize, conserve, economisewaste, blow, squander(verb)
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
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rot, swash, gasconade, ravage, botch, neutralise, liquidate, ware, neutralize, muck up, mishandle, bumble, botch up, brag, blow, scourge, burn out, lay waste to, suck, fumble, shove along, flub, fellate, desolate, ball up, bluster, do in, run off, bollocks, macerate, mess up, shove off, louse up, squander, float, gas, bollix, languish, vaunt, screw up, muff, devastate, shoot a line, blow out, emaciate, bollocks up, foul up, pine away, knock off, fluff, drift, bobble, go down on, be adrift, bungle, consume, bollix up, tout, spoil, boast, bodgeAntonyms:
hospitable, economize, husband, conserve, economisewaste(verb)
use inefficiently or inappropriately
"waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
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run off, emaciate, blow, scourge, neutralise, devastate, ravage, neutralize, desolate, consume, macerate, ware, languish, liquidate, squander, pine away, do in, rot, knock off, lay waste toAntonyms:
hospitable, economize, conserve, husband, economisewaste(verb)
get rid of
"We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
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run off, emaciate, blow, scourge, neutralise, devastate, ravage, neutralize, desolate, consume, macerate, ware, languish, liquidate, squander, pine away, do in, rot, knock off, lay waste toAntonyms:
hospitable, conserve, economise, husband, economizewaste, run off(verb)
run off as waste
"The water wastes back into the ocean"
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rot, elope, ravage, decamp, neutralise, liquidate, go off, drive off, neutralize, beetle off, absquatulate, bolt, scourge, lay waste to, bolt out, drive out, turn back, do in, xerox, macerate, run out, chase away, make off, drive away, blow, squander, languish, devastate, dispel, emaciate, photocopy, pine away, knock off, abscond, desolate, ware, consume, run offAntonyms:
hospitable, conserve, husband, economize, economiseneutralize, neutralise, liquidate, waste, knock off, do in(verb)
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
"The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
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rot, cop, nullify, ravage, hook, neutralise, fling off, shave, liquidate, ware, neutralize, countervail, blow, scourge, lay waste to, counteract, dash off, snitch, desolate, thieve, do in, macerate, scratch off, counterbalance, toss off, squander, languish, negate, devastate, pay off, emaciate, drop, pine away, knock off, consume, glom, run offAntonyms:
hospitable, economise, conserve, husband, economizeconsume, squander, waste, ware(verb)
spend extravagantly
"waste not, want not"
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languish, exhaust, take in, eat up, neutralise, rot, liquidate, ware, neutralize, down, blow, scourge, take, lay waste to, use up, desolate, do in, macerate, ingest, eat, run through, go through, squander, wipe out, ravage, have, devastate, emaciate, pine away, knock off, devour, consume, deplete, run offAntonyms:
hospitable, economize, economise, husband, conservepine away, waste, languish(verb)
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
"After her husband died, she just pined away"
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run off, emaciate, ache, blow, scourge, neutralise, devastate, yen, ravage, pine, neutralize, desolate, yearn, consume, macerate, ware, languish, liquidate, squander, pine away, do in, rot, fade, knock off, lay waste toAntonyms:
hospitable, economise, conserve, husband, economizewaste, emaciate, macerate(verb)
cause to grow thin or weak
"The treatment emaciated him"
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run off, emaciate, blow, scourge, neutralise, devastate, ravage, neutralize, desolate, consume, macerate, ware, languish, liquidate, squander, pine away, do in, rot, knock off, lay waste toAntonyms:
hospitable, conserve, husband, economise, economizelay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge(verb)
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
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harry, scourge, emaciate, flagellate, abandon, blow, forsake, run off, devastate, desert, neutralise, pine away, neutralize, desolate, consume, macerate, ware, depopulate, languish, liquidate, squander, ravage, do in, rot, knock off, lay waste toAntonyms:
hospitable, conserve, economize, husband, economisewaste, rot(verb)
become physically weaker
"Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
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moulder, run off, emaciate, blow, molder, scourge, decompose, neutralise, devastate, ravage, neutralize, desolate, consume, macerate, ware, languish, liquidate, squander, pine away, do in, rot, knock off, lay waste toAntonyms:
hospitable, economize, economise, husband, conserve
English Synonyms and Antonyms
waste
Excess is more than enough of anything, and, since this in very many cases indicates a lack either of judgment or of self-control, the word is used frequently in an unfavorable sense. Careless expenditure in excess of income is extravagance; we may have also extravagance of language, professions, etc. As extravagance is excess in outlay, exorbitance is excess in demands, and especially in pecuniary demands upon others. Overplus and superabundance denote in the main a satisfactory, and superfluity an undesirable, excess; lavishness and profusion, a generous, bountiful, or amiable excess; as, a profusion of fair hair; lavishness of hospitality. Surplus is neutral, having none of the unfavorable meaning that often attaches to excess; a surplus is that which remains over after all demands are met. Redundance or redundancy refers chiefly to literary style, denoting an excess of words or matter. Excess in the moral sense is expressed by dissipation, prodigality, intemperance, etc.
Synonyms:
dissipation, excess, exorbitance, extravagance, intemperance, lavishness, overplus, prodigality, profusion, redundance, redundancy, superabundance, superfluity, surplus, wastefulnessAntonyms:
dearth, defect, deficiency, destitution, economy, failure, frugality, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, need, poverty, scantiness, shortcoming, want
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
waste
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ruin, destroy, devastate, impair, consume, squander, dissipate, throw away, diminish, impair, lavish, desolate, pine, decay, attenuate, dwindle, shrivel, wither, waneAntonyms:
restore, repair, conserve, preserve, perpetuate, protect, husband, economize, utilize, hoard, treasure, accumulate, enrich, flourish, luxuriate, multiply, augment, develop
Editors Contribution
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
waste(v. a.)
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decrease, diminish, wear, corrode, use up, prey upon, wear awaywaste(v. a.)
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consume (foolishly), spend, expend, squander, dissipate, lose, misspend, misuse, fool away, fritter away, muddle awaywaste(v. a.)
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destroy, desolate, ravage, pillage, plunder, strip, ruin, spoil, devastate, sack, devourwaste(v. n.)
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dwindle, wither, pine, perish, decay, be diminished, waste awaywaste(v. n.)
waste(a.)
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destroyed, ruined, ravaged, spoiled, devastated, desolatedwaste(a.)
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wild, uncultivated, bare, untitledwaste(a.)
waste(n.)
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consumption, loss, diminution, decrement, expenditure, wasting, dissipationwaste(n.)
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squandering, wanton destruction, losswaste(n.)
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devastation, ravage, ruin, rapine, destruction, desolation, pillage, havocwaste(n.)
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refuse, worthless matterwaste(n.)
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wild, wilderness, desert, solitude, lonely place, deserted region
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
waste(a)
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refuse, rejected, unused, unproductive, untilled, inarable, worthless, desolate, devastated, stripped, ravaged, pillaged, superfluous, exuberant, unnecessary, excrementitiouswaste(n)
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wasting, squandering, dissipation, decrement, prodigality, wilderness, wild, desert, remnants, offal, recrement, garbage, refuse, rubbish, desolation, devastation rapine, ravage, havoc, destruction, sacking, pillage, despoliationwaste(v)
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squander, misspend, fritter away, dissipate, dawdle, desolate, devastate, despoil, sack, pillage, ravage, strip, decline, decay, pine, wither, dwindle, molder
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How to use waste in a sentence?
That is a waste, the fish that are caught that are dead will come to shore, and they will be used.
From the start, we knew our vision of evolved environmentalism was broader than just shoes, as the chasm between disposable fast fashion and utilitarian basics has grown the fashion industry has clung to the same outdated methods that continue to drive excessive carbon emissions, soil depletion and synthetic waste... Allbirds apparel not only feels better, performs better and looks better, it's also better for the planet.
Because you're not doing that, we have to intervene, i think it's a waste of time, a waste of resources and it's not being a real responsible organization.
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli:
Most certainly do not engage in ostentation, waste or luxury.
They send organisations to work on beach cleaning and education, but they don't work on prevention and waste production.
Translations for waste
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- المخلفاتArabic
- odpadCzech
- diffeithdirWelsh
- spildDanish
- Verschwendung, Verfall, Müll, Einöde, wüst, verschwenden, überflüssig, verwüsten, verfallen, töten, ödeGerman
- απόβληταGreek
- ruboEsperanto
- pérdida, malgastar, desperdiciar, residuosSpanish
- hukka, jäte, jätös, hukata, tuhlata, listiä, kuihtua, jätteetFinnish
- dégénération, dégradation, gaspillage, détruire, gâcher, dévaster, gaspiller, tuer, dépérir, déchetsFrench
- meathIrish
- call, cosg, sgudal, ana-caitheamh, fàsScottish Gaelic
- אבטלהHebrew
- hulladékHungarian
- limbahIndonesian
- eceso, exkremento, nekultivitaIdo
- distesa desolata, landa desolata, decadenza, rifiuto, escremento, spreco, scarto, immondizia, deserto, devastare, sperperare, sprecare, necessario, fare fuori, deperire, incolto, inutile, residuo, distruggere, indebolire, debilitare, indebolirsi, uccidere, ammazzare, superfluo, aridoItalian
- 無駄, 無駄使い, 糞, 荒れ地, 浪費, ゴミ, 不必要, 荒れた, ふいにする, 潰す, 無駄にするJapanese
- 배설물Korean
- vastumLatin
- atkritumiLatvian
- maumau, tōtōaMāori
- woestenij, wegkwijning, verval, vuil, verkwisting, verspilling, afval, rommel, verwoesten, verspillen, verdoen, verklungelen, wegkwijnen, verzwakken, overtollig, verkwisten, woest, vermorsen, koud maken, braakliggendDutch
- AvfallNorwegian
- śmieci, marnować, marnotrawstwoPolish
- ermo, desperdício, degeneração, lixo, fezes, excremento, degradação, deserto, refugo, dejeto, desperdiçar, matar, definhar, destruir, devastarPortuguese
- deșert, pierdere, gunoi, rest, pustietate, irosire, excrement, decădere, deșeu, sterp, distruge, devasta, irosi, pierde, pustiu, omorî, emacia, superfluu, descărna, slăbi, decădea, inutil, prisos, risipi, ucideRomanian
- излишняя трата, растрата, грохать, тратить, кокнуть, расточать, замочить, грохнуть, укокошить, транжиритьRussian
- smeće, otpadSerbo-Croatian
- ödemark, spill, skräp, avfall, förfall, avföring, överflödig, föröda, förfalla, förslösa, spilla, öde, försvaga, ödelägga, förspillaSwedish
- చెత్త, వృధా చేయుTelugu
- harcamak, atıkTurkish
- chất thảiVietnamese
- furler, kischirerWalloon
- 垃圾Chinese
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