English

Detailed Synonyms for waste in English

waste:

waste [the ~] noun

  1. the waste
    the waste; the rubbish; the refuse; the litter
  2. the waste
    the waste; the squandering; the wastage
  3. the waste
    the slack; the waste; the coal-dust
  4. the waste
    the waste
  5. the waste
    – 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
  6. the waste
    – (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect 1
    the waste; the permissive waste
    – (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect 1
  7. the waste
    – 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
  8. the waste
    – an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation 1
    the waste; the barren; the wasteland
    – an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation 1
    • waste [the ~] noun
      • the trackless wastes of the desert1
    • barren [the ~] noun
      • the barrens of central Africa1
    • wasteland [the ~] noun
  9. the waste
    – any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted 1
    the waste; the waste product; the waste material; the waste matter
    – any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted 1

to waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)

  1. to waste
    to waste; to squander; to dissipate
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • squander verb (squanders, squandered, squandering)
    • dissipate verb (dissipates, dissipated, dissipating)
  2. to waste
    to waste; to spoil
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • spoil verb (spoils, spoiled, spoiling)
  3. to waste
    to waste; to spill; to dissipate; slop; to mess; to squander
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • spill verb (spills, spilled, spilling)
    • dissipate verb (dissipates, dissipated, dissipating)
    • slop verb
    • mess verb (messes, messed, messing)
    • squander verb (squanders, squandered, squandering)
  4. to waste
    to waste; to throw away
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • throw away verb (throws away, threw away, throwing away)
  5. to waste
    – become physically weaker 1
    to waste; to rot
    – become physically weaker 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
      • Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world1
    • rot verb (rots, rotted, rotting)
  6. to waste
    – cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly 1
    to waste; to devastate; desolate; to scourge; to ravage; lay waste to
    – cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • devastate verb (devastates, devastated, devastating)
    • desolate verb
    • scourge verb (scourges, scourged, scourging)
    • ravage verb (ravages, ravaged, ravaging)
    • lay waste to verb
      • The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion1
  7. to waste
    – cause to grow thin or weak 1
    to waste; to emaciate; macerate
    – cause to grow thin or weak 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • emaciate verb (emaciates, emaciated, emaciating)
      • The treatment emaciated him1
    • macerate verb
  8. to waste
    – lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief 1
    to waste; to languish; to pine away
    – lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • languish verb (languishes, languished, languishing)
    • pine away verb (pines away, pined away, pining away)
  9. to waste
    – spend extravagantly 1
    to waste; to ware; to consume; to squander
    – spend extravagantly 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
      • waste not, want not1
    • ware verb (wares, wared, waring)
    • consume verb (consumes, consumed, consuming)
    • squander verb (squanders, squandered, squandering)
  10. to waste
    – use inefficiently or inappropriately 1
    to waste
    – use inefficiently or inappropriately 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
      • waste heat1
      • waste a joke on an unappreciative audience1
  11. to waste
    – get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing 1
    to waste; to liquidate; to knock off; to neutralize; do in; neutralise
    – get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
    • liquidate verb (liquidates, liquidated, liquidating)
      • The mafia liquidated the informer1
    • knock off verb (knocks off, knocked off, knocking off)
    • neutralize verb, American (neutralizes, neutralized, neutralizing)
      • the double agent was neutralized1
    • do in verb
    • neutralise verb, British
  12. to waste
    – run off as waste 1
    to waste; to run off
    – run off as waste 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
      • The water wastes back into the ocean1
    • run off verb (runs off, ran off, running off)
  13. to waste
    – get rid of 1
    to waste
    – get rid of 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
      • We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer1
  14. to waste
    – spend thoughtlessly; throw away 1
    to waste; to blow; to squander
    – spend thoughtlessly; throw away 1
    • waste verb (wastes, wasted, wasting)
      • He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends1
    • blow verb (blows, blew, blowing)
    • squander verb (squanders, squandered, squandering)
      • You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree1

Conjugations for waste:

present
  1. waste
  2. waste
  3. wastes
  4. waste
  5. waste
  6. waste
simple past
  1. wasted
  2. wasted
  3. wasted
  4. wasted
  5. wasted
  6. wasted
present perfect
  1. have wasted
  2. have wasted
  3. has wasted
  4. have wasted
  5. have wasted
  6. have wasted
past continuous
  1. was wasting
  2. were wasting
  3. was wasting
  4. were wasting
  5. were wasting
  6. were wasting
future
  1. shall waste
  2. will waste
  3. will waste
  4. shall waste
  5. will waste
  6. will waste
continuous present
  1. am ting
  2. are ting
  3. is ting
  4. are ting
  5. are ting
  6. are ting
subjunctive
  1. be wasted
  2. be wasted
  3. be wasted
  4. be wasted
  5. be wasted
  6. be wasted
diverse
  1. waste!
  2. let's waste!
  3. wasted
  4. wasting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

waste adj

  1. waste
    – located in a dismal or remote area; desolate 1
    waste; wild; godforsaken
    – located in a dismal or remote area; desolate 1
    • waste adj
      • waste places1
    • wild adj
      • a godforsaken wilderness crossroads1
      • a wild stretch of land1
    • godforsaken adj
      • a godforsaken wilderness crossroads1

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Related Definitions for "waste":

  1. located in a dismal or remote area; desolate1
    • waste places1
  2. useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly1
    • if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste1
  3. (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect1
  4. the trait of wasting resources1
    • a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste1
  5. an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation1
    • the trackless wastes of the desert1
  6. any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted1
    • they collect the waste once a week1
  7. become physically weaker1
    • Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world1
  8. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly1
  9. cause to grow thin or weak1
  10. lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief1
  11. spend extravagantly1
    • waste not, want not1
  12. use inefficiently or inappropriately1
    • waste heat1
    • waste a joke on an unappreciative audience1
  13. get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing1
  14. run off as waste1
    • The water wastes back into the ocean1
  15. get rid of1
    • We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer1
  16. spend thoughtlessly; throw away1
    • He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends1

Related Synonyms for waste