Synonyms of misspend

misspend

verb

ˌmis-ˈspend 

as in to spend

to use up carelessly

warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spend
• lose
• waste
• squander
• throw away
• lavish
• run through
• dissipate
• blow
• trifle (away)
• splurge
• consume
• fritter (away)
• fiddle away
• play ducks and drakes with
• expend
• make ducks and drakes of
• deplete
• impoverish
• indulge
• exhaust
• disburse
• overspend
• overindulge
• lay out
• shoot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserve
• economize
• protect
• save
• preserve
• skimp
• scrimp
• hoard
• lay up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of misspend

Vatican officials are hoping that under Leo’s pontificate, with new financial controls in place and an American math major running the Holy See, donors will be reassured that their money won’t be misspent or mismanaged. —Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2025

The sheriff's energy, time and resources here are misspent. —Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 29 May 2025

Every Floridian must be made aware of the blatant corruption and misspending public money in Tallahassee. —Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025

While Argentina has received massive IMF loans in the past, previous governments had misspent most of the funds on subsidies to win elections. —Andres Oppenheimer, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025