Waste — synonyms, waste antonyms, definition

1. waste (a)

alone arid barren decayed desert deserted desolate destitute destroyed devastated dry extra forsaken gaunt infertile lean lone lonely poor ravaged • • •

2. waste (Noun)

absurdity adulteration balderdash blight break down breakage breakup carelessness corrupt damage debasement debris decay decline decomposition depredation desecration desert desolation destruction • • •

waste (Noun) — Any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted. ex. "they collect the waste once a week" ex. "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers" ex. "they collect the waste matter once a week"

waste (Noun) — Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly. ex. "if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"

waste (Noun) — The trait of wasting resources. ex. "a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"

waste (Noun) — An uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation. ex. "the trackless wastes of the desert"

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

act activity deed human action human activity improvidence material shortsightedness stuff wild wilderness body waste boondoggle crud dross effluent excrement excreta excretion excretory product exhaust exhaust fumes extravagance filth food waste fumes garbage grot heath heathland high life • • •

3. waste (Verb)

Ware blow bury consume corrode corrupt cover decay deluge desolate despoil devastate diminish dissipate do in dwindle eat eat away emaciate endow • • • conserve

waste (Verb) — Spend thoughtlessly; throw away. ex. "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"

waste (Verb) — Use inefficiently or inappropriately. ex. "waste heat" ex. "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"

waste (Verb) — Get rid of. ex. "We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"

waste (Verb) — Run off as waste. ex. "The water wastes back into the ocean"

waste (Verb) — Get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing. ex. "the double agent was wasted"

waste (Verb) — Spend extravagantly. ex. "waste not, want not"

waste (Verb) — Lose vigour, health, or flesh, as through grief.

waste (Verb) — Cause to grow thin or weak. ex. "The treatment wasted him"

waste (Verb) — Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly. ex. "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

waste (Verb) — Become physically weaker. ex. "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"

apply cast aside cast away cast out chuck out course debilitate degenerate destroy deteriorate devolve discard dispose drain drop employ enfeeble expend feed fling • • • burn dissipate fool fool away fritter fritter away frivol away gangrene lash lash out lavish luxuriate mortify necrose overspend ruin shoot shower sphacelate splash out • • •

4. waste (Adjective)

godforsaken

waste (Adjective) — Located in a dismal or remote area; desolate. ex. "waste places"