Definitions

wasting

[wey-sting] / ˈweɪ stɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

ailing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

diseased feeble ill sickly weak

STRONG

debilitated down enfeebled indisposed sick

WEAK

below par down with feeling awful rocky run down sick as a dog under the weather unwell

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able fit healthy hearty sound strong well

STRONG

happy

ADJECTIVE

corrosive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acerbic caustic destructive incisive trenchant

STRONG

corroding cutting

WEAK

acerb acrid biting erosive sarcastic strongly acid venomous virulent

Antonyms

STRONGEST

gentle kind nice

WEAK

contributing fortifying supporting

ADJECTIVE

lessening

Synonyms

STRONG

abating declining depreciating diminishing dropping dwindling ebbing lightening lowering moderating narrowing plummeting plunging quieting sagging shrinking sinking slackening slowing slumping softening subsiding waning weakening

WEAK

dying down fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing down wearing off

NOUN

carnage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bloodshed butchery crime havoc killing mass murder slaughter slaying warfare

STRONG

annihilation blitz blood butchering extermination gore hecatomb holocaust homicide manslaughter murder offing rapine shambles

WEAK

blood and guts blood bath search and destroy taking out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

peace

NOUN

decay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blight corrosion decomposition degeneration deterioration disintegration disrepair extinction impairment rot

STRONG

adulteration atrophy caries consumption crumbling decadence decline decrease decrepitude degeneracy depreciation dilapidation dissolution downfall dying fading failing gangrene mortification perishing putrefaction putrescence putridity putridness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation withering

WEAK

wasting away

Antonyms

STRONGEST

building development growth improvement

STRONG

ascent construction increase morality rise

WEAK

flourish germination ripening strength strengthening

NOUN

depredation

Synonyms

STRONG

burglary crime desecration desolation pillage plunder ransacking rapine ravaging robbery sacking spoliation stealing theft

WEAK

despoiling laying waste marauding

Antonyms

WEAK

boon construction goodness miracle wonder

NOUN

emaciation

Synonyms

STRONG

anorexia atrophy attenuation boniness consumption malnutrition marasmus skinniness starvation tabes thinness undernourishment withering

WEAK

haggardness wasting away

NOUN

putrefaction

Synonyms

STRONG

adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrescence putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation withering

WEAK

crumbling perishing wasting away

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

NOUN

putrescence

Synonyms

STRONG

adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrefaction putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation withering

WEAK

crumbling perishing wasting away

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

NOUN

putridness

Synonyms

STRONG

adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrefaction putrescence putridity rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation withering

WEAK

crumbling perishing wasting away

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

NOUN

spoilage

Synonyms

STRONG

adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrefaction putrescence putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilation withering

WEAK

crumbling perishing wasting away

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

Example Sentences

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Besides, no sense in wasting good writing on a bad man.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"I just feel that we're wasting our lives in here and rotting away," Craig says.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

That’s not effective fraud protection — that’s a broken system that is wasting money and creating friction with customers and vendors.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026

During the World Wars, ads aggressively pitched everything from recruiting to war bonds, and cautioned against wasting resources, not to mention having loose lips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

“We’ve got to hurry!” cried Fadi, wasting precious seconds to pull her up.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai

wasting

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