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waste
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of WASTE
1
an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint <it seems like a waste to spend my entire paycheck on a bigger TV>
Synonyms extravagance, prodigality
Related Words indulgence, luxury, splurge; loss, wastage; dissipation, profligacy, profusion, squandering, wastefulness; overindulgence, self-indulgence; excess, immoderacy, overkill
Near Antonyms necessity; belt-tightening, conservation, economizing, economy, frugality, parsimony, penny-pinching, saving, scrimping, skimping, thrift; austerity, moderation, restraint, temperance, temperateness
2
discarded or useless material <gathered up the waste when he was finished sewing>
Synonyms chaff, deadwood, debris, dreck (also drek), dross, dust, effluvium (also effluvia), junk, litter, offal, offscouring, raffle, refuse, riffraff, rubbish, scrap, spilth, trash, truck, waste
3
land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops <an area that was a barren waste after the strip-mining had ended>
4
solid matter discharged from an animal's alimentary canal <a local ordinance requiring dog owners to properly dispose of their pet's waste>
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a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction <the slow waste of the once broad beach by the relentless tide>
Antonyms buildup
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