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wasted

[wey-stid] / ˈweɪ stɪd /
ADJECTIVE
emaciated
Synonyms
STRONG
atrophied attenuated famished lean shriveled starved thin undernourished withered
WEAK
bony gaunt haggard lank scrawny skeletal skin and bones skinny underfed
Antonyms
STRONG
fat full
ADJECTIVE
high on drugs or alcohol
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ripped stoned tipsy
STRONG
baked bombed buzzed doped drugged drunk flying fried inebriated intoxicated loaded plastered sloshed smashed stewed tanked totaled tripping
WEAK
boozed up feeling no pain on a trip spaced out strung-out
Antonyms
STRONG
sober straight

Example Sentences

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That’s not including the lost revenue from the space wasted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

I don’t ever want anyone to come to a space that I’ve curated and leave uninspired, because that means that I’ve wasted your time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

It creates multiple pathways for energy to move through the system, reduces wasted power, and lessens the strain on the resonator.

From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026

They wasted little time in sharing those moments as the documentary airs less than four months since their son, Ziggy, was born.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

As she spoke, Lucy turned crimson, though it was only momentarily, for her poor wasted veins could not stand for long such an unwonted drain to the head.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker