WASTE (AWAY) Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

waste (away)

verb

Definition of waste (away)

as in to fade

to lose bodily strength or vigor the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away

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Economic fundamentals, in the meantime, will fade into irrelevancy.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Every successful technology eventually fades into the background while those fundamentals remain.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fade

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Analysts are less optimistic that the latest intervention could fundamentally alter the broader course of the yen’s weakening.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
If the partner feels disconnected from the hotel brand, the benefit may add utility while weakening the program’s positioning.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of weaken

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Second, and perhaps more scientific (as far as these things go) is the fact that Sunfyre had not, in any way, begun to rot.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
And Eno and myself at that time were coming into the studio a little bit earlier than everybody in the morning just to get something going.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of go

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This formula is light as a feather and hydrating, sort of like a hyaluronic acid serum that’s powerful yet quick to sink into the skin.

— Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026
The case was first launched in April 2009, when Smith and a companion were hunting on snow machines and the elderly man’s machine broke through the ice covering the Ungalikthluk River, not far from Togiak, and sank.

— Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026

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