go to waste

VERB

waste

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blow consume deplete dissipate divert drain exhaust lavish lose misuse squander undermine

STRONG

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

be of no avail burn up eat away fritter away frivol away gamble away misemploy pour down the drain run dry run through throw away trifle away wear out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate collect fill gather hoard maintain save starve succeed

STRONG

aid assist bloom build develop grow help improve increase raise rise strengthen

WEAK

create preserve

Example Sentences

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“Duane! We’ve dragged a very heavy toboggan all the way from the Shipwreck, and I’ve come up, on my own, with the most brilliant idea for an adventure. Please do not tell me that you intend to let these great efforts all go to waste! Hmm, Duane? You’re not telling me that, are you?”

From Literature

“Maybe he’s like a double agent, and he’s pretending to launder money for some terrorists, but really he’s reporting everything to the government. And maybe if you call this number and blow his cover, like, five years of secret-agent work will go to waste, and they’ll have to start all over again. And it will all be your fault.”

From Literature

According to Fareshare's data, around 270,000 tonnes of edible food can go to waste each year.

From BBC

Plaintiff attorneys never let a cultural problem go to waste.

From The Wall Street Journal

If the Bills acted drastically, it was because of a lingering fear that they were letting Allen’s prime years go to waste.

From The Wall Street Journal

go to waste

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