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waste
noun as in spending, use without thought
Strongest match
Strong matches
decay, desolation, destruction, devastation, dilapidation, dissipation, disuse, exhaustion, expenditure, extravagance, fritter, havoc, improvidence, lavishness, loss, misapplication, overdoing, prodigality, ravage, ruin, squander, squandering, wastage, wastefulness
Weak matches
noun as in land that is uncultivated
noun as in garbage, refuse
verb as in spend or use without thought; dwindle
Strongest matches
blow, consume, deplete, dissipate, divert, drain, exhaust, lavish, lose, misuse, squander, undermine
Strong matches
atrophy, corrode, crumble, debilitate, decay, decline, decrease, disable, disappear, droop, ebb, emaciate, empty, enfeeble, fade, gnaw, misapply, perish, sap, sink, splurge, thin, wane, wear, wilt, wither
Weak matches
be of no avail, burn up, eat away, fritter away, frivol away, gamble away, go to waste, misemploy, pour down the drain, run dry, run through, throw away, trifle away, wear out
Example Sentences
The site processes waste water, sifting out solids, and produces biogas and a form of fertiliser.
Failing to properly diagnose and treat people with bipolar disorder is wasting billions of pounds a year in the UK, according to new data shared exclusively with the BBC.
That has left the agency vulnerable to waste and fraud, the audit said.
He wasted no time reaching 50 stolen bases, swiping third base in the first inning, then added No. 51 in the second inning.
A major incident has been declared by Birmingham City Council over the ongoing bin strike, which has left 17,000 tonnes of waste on the streets.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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