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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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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

And as a result, some promising scoring chances were wasted.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Shareholders have cheered the decisions by Detroit automakers to scrap their boldest EV dreams—looking beyond $50 billion in charges tied to broken supplier contracts and wasted investments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

"All the money the council has wasted over the last seven years and the £300,000 they are now committing to spending is part of a vanity project," O'Donovan said.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

I had not wasted the talents and opportunities God gave me, and I’d tried to be, as my mom put it, the best Simone I could be.

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles