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Squander

🔄 Synonyms of "Squander"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
wastenoun	Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
warenoun	(uncountable, usually in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
consumeverb	(transitive) To eat.
blownoun	(intransitive) To produce an air current.

↔️ Antonyms of "Squander"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
conserveverb	(transitive) To save for later use, sometimes by the use of a preservative.
husbandnoun	A man in a marriage or marital relationship, especially in relation to his spouse.
lay asideverb	To reserve (something, especially money) for future use; to save as a backup.
save upverb	(transitive and intransitive) To accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.
economizeverb	(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).
economiseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of economize. [(intransitive) To practice being economical (by using things sparingly or in moderation, and by avoiding waste or extravagance).]
saveverb	(transitive) To prevent harm or difficulty.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Squander"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
wasteverb	Excess of material, useless by-products, or damaged, unsaleable products; garbage; rubbish.
blowverb	(intransitive) To produce an air current.
wareverb	(obsolete) To protect or guard (especially oneself); to be on guard, be wary.
consumeverb	(transitive) To eat.
wastagenoun	(uncountable) The amount or proportion of something that is wasted or lost by deterioration or other natural process.
loseverb	(transitive) To cease to have (something) in one's possession or capability.
missverb	(transitive) To become aware of the loss or absence of; to feel the want or need of, sometimes with regret; to feel sadness at the absence of somebody or something.
dispelverb	(transitive) To remove (fears, doubts, objections etc.) by proving them unjustified.
misuseverb	(transitive) To use (something) incorrectly.
throwverb	(transitive) To hurl; to release (an object) with some force from one’s hands, an apparatus, etc. so that it moves rapidly through the air.
spendverb	(ambitransitive) To pay out (money).
dumpverb	(transitive) To release, especially in large quantities and chaotic manner.
dispendverb	(obsolete) To spend or expend.
dissipateverb	(intransitive) To vanish by dispersion.
despendverb	(obsolete) To spend; to squander.
throw awayverb	(transitive) To discard (trash, garbage, or the like), to toss out, to put in the trash.
fritter awayverb	(transitive) To squander or waste.
make away withverb	To steal; to escape with ill-gotten gains.
prodigateverb	(archaic, transitive) To squander.
wanton	Lewd, immoral; sexually open, unchaste.