Waste Synonyms

107 waste synonyms include squander, fritter away, misspend, misuse, spend recklessly, throw away, lavish, be wasteful with, and spend like water. Waste is a verb, and its antonyms are conserve, flourish, and thrive. Here are some additional synonyms for "waste" with example sentences.

Another word for Waste

107 other ways to say waste.

1. misuse

  • use up  
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  • throw away  
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  • throw around like confetti  
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  • squander  
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  • splurge  
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  • spend recklessly  
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  • spend like water  
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  • run through  
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  • misuse  
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  • misspend  
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  • lavish  
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  • go through  
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  • fritter away  
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  • exhaust  
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  • drain  
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  • dissipate  
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  • deplete  
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  • consume  
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  • burn up  
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  • blow  
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  • be wasteful with  
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2. wither

  • wither  
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  • wilt  
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  • shrivel up  
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  • shrink  
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  • rot  
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  • moulder  
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  • languish  
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  • grow weak  
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  • flag  
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  • fade  
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  • deteriorate  
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  • degenerate  
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  • decline  
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  • decay  
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  • be neglected  
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  • be forgotten  
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  • be disregarded  
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  • become emaciated  
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  • be abandoned  
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  • atrophy  
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3. excess

4. unproductive

  • wild
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  • void
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  • unproductive  
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  • unpopulated  
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  • uninhabited  
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  • unfruitful  
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  • uncultivated  
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  • solitary  
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  • lonely
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  • infertile  
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  • empty
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  • desolate  
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  • desert  
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  • barren  
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  • bare  
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  • arid  
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5. misuse

  • wastefulness  
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  • unthriftiness  
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  • squandering  
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  • prodigality  
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  • misuse  
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  • misspending  
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  • misemployment  
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  • misapplication  
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  • lavishness  
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  • frittering away  
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  • extravagance  
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  • dissipation  
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  • abuse
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6. dregs

  • trash
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  • sewage  
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  • scraps  
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  • scrap  
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  • rubbish  
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  • remains  
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  • refuse  
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  • offscourings  
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  • litter  
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  • leavings  
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  • junk  
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  • garbage  
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  • effluvium  
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  • effluent  
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  • dross  
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  • dregs  
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  • detritus  
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  • debris  
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7. wasteland

  • wilds  
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  • wilderness  
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  • wasteland  
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  • vastness  
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  • emptiness  
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  • desert  
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  • barrenness  
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Use waste in a Sentence

Don't waste your time here.

Environmentalists are monitoring the proliferation of plastic waste.

They decided to waste food.

waste management is essential for sustainability.