waste
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Synonyms for waste
squander
wear out
squandering
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- squandering
- misuse
- loss
- expenditure
- extravagance
- frittering away
- lost opportunity
- dissipation
- wastefulness
- misapplication
- prodigality
- unthriftiness
rubbish
unwanted
uncultivated
lay something waste
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for waste
to spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly
to pass (time) without working or in avoiding work
to lose strength or power
to take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully
excessive or imprudent expenditure
a tract of unproductive land
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Synonyms for waste
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
useless or profitless activity
the trait of wasting resources
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an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
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spend thoughtlessly
get rid of
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
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spend extravagantly
cause to grow thin or weak
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cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
become physically weaker
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located in a dismal or remote area
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