waste
/ˈweɪ̯st/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Waste means: get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing.
Synonyms for waste36
noun, as in any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
noun, as in useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
noun, as in the trait of wasting resources
noun, as in an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
noun, as in (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
verb, as in get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
verb, as in cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
verb, as in spend thoughtlessly; throw away
verb, as in lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
verb, as in cause to grow thin or weak
verb, as in run off as waste
verb, as in become physically weaker
adjective, as in located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
Opposites of waste
What does waste mean?16
verb
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing“The mafia liquidated the informer”
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly“The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”
spend thoughtlessly; throw away“He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends”
spend extravagantly“waste not, want not”
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief“After her husband died, she just pined away”
cause to grow thin or weak“The treatment emaciated him”
run off as waste“The water wastes back into the ocean”
become physically weaker“Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world”
use inefficiently or inappropriately“waste heat”
dispose of“We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer”
adjective
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate“a desert island”
noun
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted“they collect the waste once a week”
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly“if the effort brings no compensating gain, it is a waste”
the trait of wasting resources“a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste”
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation“the barrens of central Africa”
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with waste?21
Waste in a sentence
- Life being very short, you ought not to waste your time.CM
- Life being very short, we ought not to waste time.unknown
- She found the evening boring and uninteresting, in short, a waste of time.CK
- In this way, we waste a lot of time.unknown
- Don't waste your youth, otherwise you'll regret it later.LittleBoy
- This is kind of a waste of time, isn't it?CK
- If you ask me, it was just a waste of time.CK
- If you ask me, this is a complete waste of time.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of waste
as a noun
- plural
- wastes
as a verb
- past tense
- wasted
- present participle
- wasting
- third-person singular
- wastes
- past participle
- wasted