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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
A spokesperson for Birmingham City Council said, while they were disappointed the dispute had not been resolved, they would continue to make regular waste collections.
“I’ve been on the inside of it — you waste enormous amounts of time just trying to find workarounds to get funding in to stay on schedule,” Hubbard said.
Everton have played on the front foot in wins against Brighton and Wolves this season, while they were unfortunate to draw with Aston Villa last weekend after wasting a host of golden chances.
Nygren-Burkert said trash and urban waste are the main threats to the river and surrounding wetlands but are mitigated by volunteer-led local aquarium monitoring and wetland restoration efforts.
Food waste makes up a quarter of the rubbish wrongly thrown in black bags and "shockingly" 80% of it could be eaten, a recycling charity says.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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