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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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“Too much time wasted on traveling, too much work! Besides which, there is tremendous infighting and confusion within their leadership.”

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

"I don't think anyone who is struggling with fuel costs would benefit from sitting in an idling queue with their engines turning over and their fuel being wasted."

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

I don’t ever want anyone to come to a space that I’ve curated and leave uninspired, because that means that I’ve wasted your time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

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

But even if he wasted his precious, waning energy on this idea, was it possible to change how he felt about himself?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman