squander

squander

verb

Definition of SQUANDER

1

to use up carelessly <squandered all her money gambling in casinos>

Synonyms blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle (away)

Related Words splurge; consume, deplete, exhaust, impoverish, overspend, shoot; indulge, overindulge; disburse, expend, lay out

Near Antonyms economize, scrimp, skimp; preserve, protect, save; hoard, lay up

Antonyms conserve

2

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart <a single blast of the shotgun squandered the herd of deer>

Synonyms clear out, disband, dispel, disperse, dissipate, squander

Related Words break up, isolate, part, segregate, separate, split (up); diffuse, disseminate, diverge, spread

Near Antonyms agglutinate, conglomerate; unify, unite

Antonyms assemble, cluster, collect, concentrate, congregate, gather, ingather