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past participle of squander.
past tense form of squander.

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dissipated adj.
exhausted adj.
lost adj.
misspent adj.
spilled adj.

ADJECTIVE

dissipated

Synonyms

STRONG

blown consumed destroyed exhausted scattered spent wasted

WEAK

burnt out kaput played-out

Antonyms

STRONG

restored saved

WEAK

accumulated conservative gathered hoarded stored unselfish virtuous

ADJECTIVE

exhausted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

depleted drained

STRONG

bare consumed dissipated done dry empty expended finished gone spent void wasted

WEAK

all gone at an end washed-out

Antonyms

STRONG

filled full hoarded incomplete saved stored unfinished

WEAK

animated energetic fresh invigorated lively plenty refreshed restored unused vigorous

ADJECTIVE

lost

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dead obsolete wasted

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abolished annihilated bygone consumed demolished devastated dissipated eradicated exterminated forgotten frittered gone lapsed misspent misused obliterated past perished ruined wrecked

WEAK

out-of-date unremembered wiped-out

Antonyms

STRONG

current present repaired saved

WEAK

accomplishing alive attentive aware cognizant existent existing found living successful winning

ADJECTIVE

misspent

Synonyms

STRONG

blown dissipated idle misapplied

WEAK

down the drain imprudent prodigal profitless thrown away

Antonyms

WEAK

profitable unwasted used well

ADJECTIVE

spilled

Synonyms

STRONG

gone lost

WEAK

poured out

Antonyms

STRONG

existing

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For a company that has owned a pioneering AI lab since 2014 and has proclaimed itself “AI-first” since 2016, Google seems to have squandered an early lead, experts say.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026

Fritz squandered a pair of match points at 40-15 and gave himself another with a booming forehand.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

From Muchova's diving volley to Gauff's squandered match point, it had it all.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

Rescue teams say they squandered hours waiting to receive their equipment and luggage at the overwhelmed airport in Valencia, a two-hour drive from the disaster.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But the squandered time was even more excruciating to bear than the cold.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

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