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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
But when wasting disease in effect wiped out their main predator, the sea urchins exploded in number, decimating kelp forests and transforming once-lush underwater habitats into so-called urchin barrens.
“The narrative is that these resources are being wasted,” said John Maceri, chief executive of the nonprofit The People Concern.
Investors said they would inject £14bn to upgrade its water and waste systems over the next five years.
The “Babygirl” star wasted no time once the split went public, officially filing to divorce Urban on Tuesday in Tennessee, citing “irreconcilable differences” in her complaint.
The company, accused of mishandling hazardous waste at its retail locations, will pay nearly $78,000 to Sacramento County and to several California cities and counties.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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