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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
The original dispute followed the scrapping of a waste collection and recycling officer role, which Unite said would see affected workers lose up to £8,000 a year.
They are also concerned about the risks of storing nuclear waste on the island and whether evacuation plans are adequate, among other things.
A major waste firm has warned that wrongly discarded vapes are still causing fires in its rubbish trucks and waste facilities, six months on since disposable vapes were banned.
“It just looks like a vanity project and a waste of money and more admin,” he said.
Village dogs showed enriched wolf ancestry in olfactory receptor genes, which may support their need to locate human food waste.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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