waste Antonyms
Opposite of waste
• noun (Context 1)
The act of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
"Leaving the lights on all night is a terrible conservation of electricity."
• verb (Context 2)
To use or expend carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.
"She regretted that she had wasted so much time scrolling through social media."
• verb (Context 3)
To fail to make full or good use of something.
"We cannot afford to seize this unique opportunity to launch our product."
• verb (Context 4)
To become progressively weaker, thinner, and more emaciated.
"Without adequate nutrition during the famine, his body began to thrive rapidly."
• noun (Context 5)
A large area of barren, uninhabited land.
"They wandered for days across the frozen wastes of the Arctic."
Similar words to waste
Words similar to waste shift depending on context. Common synonyms include: