Waste
Misuse
Synonyms: Squander, misspend, spend recklessly, lavish, dissipate, throw around like confetti, run through, drain, burn up, consume, splurge, fritter away, misuse, throw away, be wasteful with, spend like water, go through, exhaust, deplete, use up, and blow.
Wither
Synonyms: Grow weak, atrophy, shrivel up, decay, wilt, flag, degenerate, moulder, be abandoned, be forgotten, wither, become emaciated, shrink, decline, fade, deteriorate, rot, languish, be neglected, and be disregarded.
Excess
Synonyms: Unwanted, superfluous, scrap, unused, worthless, unusable, excess, left over, extra, useless, unproductive, and unprofitable.
Unproductive
Synonyms: Uncultivated, desert, infertile, arid, desolate, lonely, void, unpopulated, barren, unproductive, unfruitful, bare, solitary, empty, uninhabited, and wild.
Misuse
Synonyms: Squandering, frittering away, misuse, misemployment, prodigality, wastefulness, unthriftiness, dissipation, misspending, misapplication, abuse, extravagance, and lavishness.
Dregs
Synonyms: Refuse, debris, junk, scrap, leavings, scraps, sewage, effluvium, garbage, litter, dross, detritus, dregs, remains, offscourings, effluent, rubbish, and trash.
Wasteland
Synonyms: Desert, wilderness, emptiness, wilds, wasteland, barrenness, and vastness.
Example Sentences
Don't waste your time here.
They decided to waste food.
Waste management is essential for sustainability.
He felt it was wasteful.
