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.