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  1. wastefulness:
  2. wasteful:


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Detailed Synonyms for wastefulness in English

wastefulness:

wastefulness [the ~] noun

  1. the wastefulness
    – useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly 1
    the waste; the dissipation; the wastefulness
    – useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly 1
    • waste [the ~] noun
      • if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste1
    • dissipation [the ~] noun
      • mindless dissipation of natural resources1
    • wastefulness [the ~] noun
  2. the wastefulness
    – the trait of wasting resources 1
    the waste; the thriftlessness; the wastefulness
    – the trait of wasting resources 1
    • waste [the ~] noun
      • a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste1
    • thriftlessness [the ~] noun
      • a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste1
    • wastefulness [the ~] noun
      • the wastefulness of missed opportunities1

Alternate Synonyms for "wastefulness":


Related Definitions for "wastefulness":

  1. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly1
  2. the trait of wasting resources1
    • the wastefulness of missed opportunities1

wastefulness form of wasteful:

wasteful adj

  1. wasteful
  2. wasteful
    – laying waste 1
    wasteful
    – laying waste 1
    • wasteful adj
      • when wasteful war shall statues overturn1
  3. wasteful
    – inefficient in use of time and effort and materials 1
    wasteful; uneconomical
    – inefficient in use of time and effort and materials 1
    • wasteful adj
      • a clumsy and wasteful process1
      • wasteful duplication of effort1
    • uneconomical adj
      • uneconomical ebb and flow of power1
  4. wasteful
    – tending to squander and waste 1
    wasteful
    – tending to squander and waste 1

Related Words for "wasteful":

  • wastefulness, wastefully

Alternate Synonyms for "wasteful":


Antonyms for "wasteful":


Related Definitions for "wasteful":

  1. laying waste1
    • when wasteful war shall statues overturn1
  2. inefficient in use of time and effort and materials1
    • a clumsy and wasteful process1
    • wasteful duplication of effort1
  3. tending to squander and waste1