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Synonyms of WASTE

Valid in Scrabble US · 8 points

WASTE: definition and more

33 synonyms in 14 meanings 24 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of WASTE by meaning

noun

  1. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted

    Also: waste material, waste matter, waste product.

  2. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

  3. the trait of wasting resources

  4. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

  5. (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect

    Also: permissive waste.

verb

  1. spend thoughtlessly; throw away

  2. run off as waste

    Also: run off.

  3. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing

    Also: knock off, do in.

  4. spend extravagantly

  5. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief

    Also: pine away.

  6. cause to grow thin or weak

  7. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

    Also: lay waste to.

  8. become physically weaker

adjective

  1. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate