Synonyms of misspent

misspent

verb

past tense of misspend

as in spent

to use up carelessly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spent
• wasted
• lost
• squandered
• dissipated
• lavished
• threw away
• ran through
• frittered (away)
• blew
• fiddled away
• consumed
• depleted
• trifled (away)
• impoverished
• played ducks and drakes with
• expended
• made ducks and drakes of
• exhausted
• splurged
• overspent
• indulged
• disbursed
• overindulged
• laid out
• shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserved
• saved
• preserved
• protected
• skimped
• hoarded
• economized
• scrimped
• laid up