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Synonyms for wasting
verb spend or use without thought; dwindle- blow
- consume
- deplete
- dissipate
- divert
- drain
- exhaust
- lavish
- lose
- misuse
- squander
- undermine
- 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
- 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
Antonyms for wasting
- accumulate
- collect
- fill
- gather
- hoard
- maintain
- save
- starve
- succeed
- aid
- assist
- bloom
- build
- develop
- grow
- help
- improve
- increase
- raise
- rise
- strengthen
- create
- preserve
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
carnage
noun. massacre
decay
noun. breaking down, collapse
- adulteration
- atrophy
- blight
- caries
- consumption
- corrosion
- crumbling
- decadence
- decline
- decomposition
- decrease
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- depreciation
- deterioration
- dilapidation
- disintegration
- disrepair
- dissolution
- downfall
- dying
- extinction
- fading
- failing
- gangrene
- impairment
- mortification
- perishing
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- putridity
- putridness
- rot
- rotting
- ruin
- ruination
- rust
- senescence
- spoilage
- spoilation
- wasting
- wasting away
- withering
depredation
noun. devastation, destruction
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.