Synonyms of squandered

squandered

verb

past tense of squander

1

as in spent

to use up carelessly

squandered all her money gambling in casinos

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in dispersed

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart

a single blast of the shotgun squandered the herd of deer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dispersed
• scattered
• dissipated
• disbanded
• dispelled
• isolated
• cleared out
• segregated
• split (up)
• separated
• disseminated
• parted
• diffused
• spread
• broke up
• diverged

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collected
• gathered
• assembled
• concentrated
• clustered
• congregated
• ingathered
• united
• unified
• conglomerated
• agglutinated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of squandered

Nothing has changed; Tuchel squandered a golden opportunity and should pay the price. — The Athletic Uk Staff, New York Times, 16 July 2026

The Red Sox squandered a golden opportunity early, loading the bases in the top of the first and coming away empty handed, but made up for it with a big second inning. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 July 2026

Bruno Guimarães took the opportunity, instead, and squandered it with a stutter step that Norwegian keeper Ørjan Nyland didn’t fall for. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 5 July 2026

Bell might have squandered his last chance to become a world champion. — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026

Still, Twain squandered his own fortune and Livy’s inheritance on developing Paige’s invention, even as the Mergenthaler Linotype became the industry standard, rendering Paige’s machine worthless. — Ron Chernow, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

The Phillies squandered an early 3-0 lead and fell behind 4-3 before Schwarber hit a 408-foot drive to center field off Kodai Senga (0-7), who was making the first regular-season relief appearance of his big league career. — Cbs New York Team, CBS News, 28 June 2026

The Cubs had relatively few scoring opportunities against Woodruff and the Brewers’ bullpen, and those were quickly squandered. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026

Messi delivers the dagger Despite thoroughly controlling most of the match, the result was still in doubt late in the second half as Argentina squandered a few opportunities to increase its lead. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 June 2026