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misspend

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of misspend

to use up carelessly

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

Synonyms of misspend

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

Words Related to misspend

consume, deplete, exhaust, impoverish, overspend, shoot

indulge, overindulge

disburse, expend, lay out

Phrases Synonymous with misspend

play ducks and drakes with (or make ducks and drakes of)

Near Antonyms of misspend

economize, scrimp, skimp

preserve, protect, save

Antonyms of misspend

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