MISSPENT Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Praveen, a Hindu, spent his childhood in Jew Town, attending school with Hallegua's family members, eating Shabbat dinners, playing cricket near the synagogue.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
And a pro-clean energy super PAC called the Invest In Tomorrow Coalition spent around $2 million to support Hatcher and oppose Ogles last month.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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Conductor Nathalie Stutzmann made a convincing case for an unwieldy composition whose autographed score was given by Wagner's daughter-in-law, Winifried, to Hitler and lost in the destruction that ended World War II.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
The date stood out to Browning, who’d lost thousands in anticipated shillings when 584 steerage and 253 second-class passengers chose drowning in a Canadian river over registering at one of his boarding houses near the port of Liverpool.

— Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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If the Phillies had any doubts about their unconventional deadline strategy, Arraez wasted little time easing them.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
But to keep his business afloat, Drossos is meticulous about stocking meat items that won’t be wasted and partners with local growers to carry specialty Mexican herbs without cutting a profit to a middleman.

— Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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