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Waste

🔄 Synonyms of "Waste"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
desolateverb	Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
wildnoun	Untamed; not domesticated.
languishverb	(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
barrennoun	(of places) Of poor fertility, infertile; not producing vegetation; desert, waste.
ravageverb	(transitive) To devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.
desertnoun	A barren area of land or desolate terrain, especially one with little water or vegetation; a wasteland.
squanderverb	(transitive) To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
discarded	disposed of as useless
warenoun	(uncountable, usually in combination) Goods or a type of goods offered for sale or use.
macerateverb	To soften (something) or separate it into pieces by soaking it in a heated or unheated liquid.
useless	Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
inhospitable	(of a place) Not offering shelter; barren or forbidding. [from 17th c.]
wastelandnoun	A place with no remaining resources; a desert.
consumeverb	(transitive) To eat.
liquidateverb	(transitive) (figurative) To settle the financial affairs of (a corporation, partnership, or other business) with the aim of ceasing operations, by determining liabilities, using assets to pay debts, and apportioning the remaining assets if any; to wind up.
emaciateverb	(transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
rotnoun	(intransitive) To suffer decomposition due to biological action, especially by fungi or bacteria.
dissipationnoun	The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
cast-offnoun	Alternative form of castoff. [Something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject.]
devastateverb	To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
knock offverb	(ambitransitive, slang) To halt one's work or other activity.
run offverb	To flee or depart quickly.
do inverb	(transitive, colloquial) To kill or end; to defeat.
pine awayverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.
thriftlessnessnoun	The property of being thriftless.

↔️ Antonyms of "Waste"

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.
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).]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Waste"

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

Word	Definition
squanderverb	(transitive) To waste, lavish, splurge; to spend lavishly or profusely; to dissipate.
emaciateverb	(transitive) To make extremely thin or wasted.
wastefulnessnoun	imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
devastateverb	To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
ravagenoun	Grievous damage or havoc.
pine awayverb	(intransitive, idiomatic) To mourn or grieve so intensely as to slowly decline in health, vitality or energy.
wildnoun	(chiefly in the plural) A wilderness.
languishverb	(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
rotnoun	The process of becoming rotten; putrefaction.
wastelandnoun	A place with no remaining resources; a desert.
desolateverb	Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
do inverb	(transitive, colloquial) To kill or end; to defeat.
godforsaken	(figurative, of a location) Desolate, boring and depressing.
thriftlessnessnoun	The property of being thriftless.
scrapnoun	(uncountable) Discarded objects (especially metal) that may be dismantled to recover their constituent materials, junk.
dissipationnoun	The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
cast-offnoun	Alternative form of castoff. [Something that has been rejected or discarded; a reject.]
blownoun	A strong wind.
run offverb	To flee or depart quickly.
useless	Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).