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Synonyms of WASTING

Valid in Scrabble US · 11 points

WASTING: definition and more

35 synonyms in 12 meanings 29 playable in Scrabble US

Synonyms of WASTING by meaning

noun

  1. any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease

  2. a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse

    Also: wasting away.

verb

  1. spend thoughtlessly; throw away

  2. use inefficiently or inappropriately

  3. get rid of

  4. run off as waste

    Also: run off.

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

    Also: knock off, do in.

  6. spend extravagantly

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

    Also: pine away.

  8. cause to grow thin or weak

  9. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

    Also: lay waste to.

  10. become physically weaker