" wastes "

1: an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint;

  * e.g., " ... it seems like a waste to spend my entire paycheck on a bigger TV "

•  Synonyms : 

•  extravagances,

•  prodigalities

•  Antonyms : 

•  buildups

2: land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops;

  * e.g., " ... an area that was a barren waste after the strip-mining had ended "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barrens,

•  deserts,

•  desolations,

•  heaths,

•  no-man's-lands,

•  wastelands

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: a wide space or area;

  * e.g., " ... a legendary mariner doomed to sail the watery wastes of the world until Judgment Day "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breadths,

•  distances,

•  expanses,

•  expansions,

•  extents,

•  fields,

•  lengths,

•  plains,

•  reaches,

•  sheets,

•  spreads,

•  stretches

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint;

  * e.g., " ... it seems like a waste to spend my entire paycheck on a bigger TV "

•  Synonyms : 

•  extravagance,

•  prodigality

•  Antonyms : 

•  buildup

2: discarded or useless material;

  * e.g., " ... gathered up the waste when he was finished sewing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  chaff,

•  deadwood,

•  debris,

•  dreck,

•  dross,

•  dust,

•  effluvium,

•  garbage,

•  junk,

•  litter,

•  offal,

•  offscouring,

•  raffle,

•  refuse,

•  riffraff,

•  rubbish,

•  scrap,

•  spilth,

•  trash,

•  truck

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: land that is uninhabited or not fit for crops;

  * e.g., " ... an area that was a barren waste after the strip-mining had ended "

•  Synonyms : 

•  barren,

•  desert,

•  desolation,

•  heath,

•  no-man's-land,

•  wasteland

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to use up carelessly;

  * e.g., " ... he wasted his lottery winnings on booze-soaked nights with gold diggers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blows,

•  dissipates,

•  fiddles away,

•  fritters (away),

•  lavishes,

•  loses,

•  misspends,

•  runs through,

•  spends,

•  squanders,

•  throws away,

•  trifles (away)

•  Antonyms : 

•  conserves

2: to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of;

  * e.g., " ... one country attempting to waste another "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annihilates,

•  creams,

•  decimates,

•  demolishes,

•  desolates,

•  destroys,

•  devastates,

•  does in,

•  extinguishes,

•  nukes,

•  pulls down,

•  pulverizes,

•  razes,

•  rubs out,

•  ruins,

•  shatters,

•  smashes,

•  tears down,

•  totals,

•  vaporizes,

•  wracks,

•  wrecks

•  Antonyms : 

•  builds,

•  constructs,

•  erects,

•  puts up,

•  raises,

•  rears,

•  sets up

3: to diminish the physical strength of;

  * e.g., " ... endless months of inactivity wasted him "

•  Synonyms : 

•  debilitates,

•  devitalizes,

•  enervates,

•  enfeebles,

•  etiolates,

•  prostrates,

•  saps,

•  softens,

•  tires,

•  weakens

•  Antonyms : 

•  beefs (up),

•  fortifies,

•  strengthens

1: to use up carelessly;

  * e.g., " ... he wasted his lottery winnings on booze-soaked nights with gold diggers "

•  Synonyms : 

•  blow,

•  dissipate,

•  fiddle away,

•  fritter (away),

•  lavish,

•  lose,

•  misspend,

•  run through,

•  spend,

•  squander,

•  throw away,

•  trifle (away)

•  Antonyms : 

•  conserve

2: to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of;

  * e.g., " ... one country attempting to waste another "

•  Synonyms : 

•  annihilate,

•  cream,

•  decimate,

•  demolish,

•  desolate,

•  destroy,

•  devastate,

•  do in,

•  extinguish,

•  nuke,

•  pull down,

•  pulverize,

•  raze,

•  rub out,

•  ruin,

•  shatter,

•  smash,

•  tear down,

•  total,

•  vaporize,

•  wrack,

•  wreck

•  Antonyms : 

•  build,

•  construct,

•  erect,

•  put up,

•  raise,

•  rear,

•  set up

3: to diminish the physical strength of;

  * e.g., " ... endless months of inactivity wasted him "

•  Synonyms : 

•  debilitate,

•  devitalize,

•  enervate,

•  enfeeble,

•  etiolate,

•  prostrate,

•  sap,

•  soften,

•  tire,

•  weaken

•  Antonyms : 

•  beef (up),

•  fortify,

•  strengthen

1: to lose bodily strength or vigor;

  * e.g., " ... the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away "

•  Synonyms : 

•  decay,

•  droop,

•  emaciate,

•  fade,

•  fail,

•  flag,

•  go,

•  lag,

•  languish,

•  sag,

•  sink,

•  weaken,

•  wilt,

•  wither

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)