Synonyms of wasted

wasted 1 of 2

adjective

ˈwā-stəd 

1

as in weak

lacking bodily strength

a wasted frame—a shadow of the man he once was

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weak
• weakened
• feeble
• disabled
• exhausted
• paralyzed
• tired
• frail
• debilitated
• sapped
• faint
• enfeebled
• injured
• slight
• softened
• unsubstantial
• languid
• low
• soft
• incapacitated
• vulnerable
• weary
• wimpy
• drained
• infirm
• down-and-out
• effete
• enervated
• prostrate
• delicate
• asthenic
• wimpish
• tender
• fragile
• prostrated
• invalid
• damaged
• hurt
• impotent
• powerless
• decrepit
• impaired
• dizzy
• susceptible
• unsteady
• flimsy
• groggy
• flagging
• broken-down
• woozy
• rocky
• breakable
• yielding
• harmed
• unsound
• worn-out
• resistless
• unresistant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• powerful
• strong
• mighty
• hard
• fit
• tough
• muscular
• athletic
• stout
• stalwart
• rugged
• virile
• beefy
• sinewy
• robust
• brawny
• hardened
• husky
• lusty
• strengthened
• able-bodied
• sturdy
• capable
• hardy
• sound
• vigorous
• fortified
• energetic
• energized
• healthy
• strapping
• competent
• recovering
• red-blooded
• inured
• toughened
• invigorated
• vitalized
• hale
• recuperating
• convalescing

2

as in haggard

suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease

a frail and wasted famine victim

Synonyms & Similar Words

• haggard
• gaunt
• skeletal
• starved
• starving
• hungry
• emaciated
• bony
• cadaverous
• spare
• thin
• scrawny
• skinny
• undernourished
• underfed
• lanky
• lank
• sinewy
• withered
• famished
• rawboned
• wizened
• shriveled
• scraggy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• healthy
• fit
• beefy
• fat
• hearty
• brawny
• burly
• husky
• plump
• overweight
• obese
• hale
• corpulent
• chubby
• fleshy
• pudgy
• rotund
• tubby
• stocky
• flabby
• soft
• portly
• thickset
• heavyset
• roly-poly

3

as in ripped

slang being under the influence of a recreational drug

the documentary portrays the comedian as someone who was often too wasted to function socially

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ripped
• loaded
• bombed
• hooked
• high
• blasted
• addicted
• stoned
• blitzed
• wiped out
• strung out
• hopped-up
• zonked
• zonked-out
• spaced-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• sober
• clean
• temperate
• cool
• steady
• level
• abstinent
• abstemious
• clearheaded

4

as in drunk

slang being under the influence of alcohol

unfortunately, his college years were largely spent getting wasted

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drunk
• drunken
• fried
• wet
• impaired
• bombed
• blind
• gassed
• loaded
• plastered
• ripped
• stewed
• lit
• inebriated
• blasted
• smashed
• crocked
• hammered
• intoxicated
• under the influence
• besotted
• sloshed
• stinking
• pickled
• tipsy
• tanked
• looped
• stoned
• blitzed
• canned
• inebriate
• juiced
• sozzled
• lit up
• boozy
• potted
• under the weather
• soused
• high
• tight
• stiff
• sottish
• wiped out
• three sheets in the wind
• blotto
• squiffed
• alcoholic
• cockeyed
• oiled
• tiddly
• pie-eyed
• in the bag
• dissipated
• maudlin
• in one's cups
• befuddled
• debauched
• crapulous
• stupefied
• strung out
• dissolute
• dopey
• beery
• rocky
• bleary-eyed
• dipsomaniacal
• bibulous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straight
• dry
• sober
• temperate
• cool
• steady
• level
• abstinent
• abstemious
• teetotal
• clearheaded

wasted

2 of 2

verb

past tense of waste

1

as in spent

to use up carelessly

he wasted his lottery winnings on booze-soaked nights with gold diggers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in ruined

to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

one country attempting to waste another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ruined
• destroyed
• demolished
• wrecked
• shattered
• devastated
• smashed
• damaged
• overcame
• extinguished
• eroded
• marred
• vaporized
• annihilated
• pulverized
• decimated
• totaled
• wracked
• desolated
• crippled
• ravaged
• rubbed out
• tore down
• killed
• razed
• creamed
• pulled down
• defeated
• blasted
• crushed
• dismantled
• did in
• removed
• nuked
• injured
• spoiled
• broke
• impaired
• subdued
• harmed
• conquered
• trimmed
• deteriorated
• disintegrated
• mastered
• licked
• mutilated
• won (against)
• dissolved
• routed
• surmounted
• clobbered
• thrashed
• prevailed (over)
• disfigured
• whipped
• overmatched
• triumphed (over)
• bested
• mangled
• scotched
• wore (away)
• defaced
• vitiated
• swept (away)
• trounced
• eradicated
• plundered
• slaughtered
• washed out
• scoured
• gutted
• obliterated
• blew up
• sacked
• assassinated
• murdered
• despoiled
• dynamited
• wiped out
• disassembled
• looted
• dilapidated
• trashed
• trampled
• beat
• liquidated
• took down
• vandalized
• exterminated
• stamped (out)
• skunked
• expunged
• blotted out
• cut down
• pillaged
• drubbed
• executed
• undid
• butchered
• effaced
• zapped
• snuffed (out)
• rooted (out)
• extirpated
• massacred
• dispatched
• killed off
• walloped
• felled
• unmade
• slew
• overbore
• took out
• havocked
• unbuilt
• mowed (down)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• built
• constructed
• set up
• raised
• created
• erected
• fixed
• put up
• repaired
• produced
• reared
• made
• invented
• manufactured
• assembled
• saved
• formed
• shaped
• forged
• organized
• molded
• established
• fashioned
• brought about
• fabricated
• framed
• constituted
• preserved
• founded
• patched
• protected
• reconditioned
• mended
• instituted
• revamped
• doctored
• restored
• rebuilt
• reconstructed
• conserved
• fathered
• remodeled
• renovated

3

as in weakened

to diminish the physical strength of

endless months of inactivity wasted him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakened
• exhausted
• tired
• softened
• injured
• sapped
• hurt
• damaged
• debilitated
• enfeebled
• depleted
• paralyzed
• crippled
• depressed
• impaired
• enervated
• devitalized
• disabled
• etiolated
• harmed
• prostrated
• impoverished
• incapacitated
• hamstrung
• laid up
• washed out
• ground (down)
• invalided
• wore down
• unmanned
• wore out
• broke down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthened
• fortified
• recruited
• energized
• hardened
• beefed (up)
• rejuvenated
• invigorated
• vitalized
• seasoned
• toughened

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wasted

Adjective

When these work together, firms may reduce wasted spend, improve lead quality, and stabilize case flow. — William Jones, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026

Advertisers still need to actively review and clean search terms to prevent wasted spend and ensure relevance. — Mykola Lukashuk, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

This is when water from a sprinkler head sprays out onto the sidewalk or street, and that's considered wasted water. — Yvette Fernandez, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025

Verb

Not only was $25,000 of taxpayer money wasted, but the public is still in the dark and still losing money. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026

An enormous amount of safe food gets taken off shelves and is wasted under the current system, costing big retailers hundreds of millions — and in some extraordinary cases, billions — of dollars each year, according to Yiannas. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

Done poorly, treated purely as task completion, shift coverage, a box to check, that potential is wasted entirely. — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Cam Schlittler’s performance was the latest outing wasted, as the right-hander provided 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball Saturday. — Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Sullivan has not yet decided whether the attorneys in the case engaged in bad-faith practices that amounted to harassment and needlessly drove up costs and wasted the court’s time. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026

The teams wasted little time finding the net as Bay FC jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the sixth minute when former Live Oak High and Cal star Karlie Lema’s pressure led to her fourth goal of the season. — Staff, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

With injuries sidelining Zyon McCollum and Benjamin Morrison, the rookie from Philadelphia got his chance to start — and wasted little time making his presence felt. — Rick Stroud, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026

Gansey wasted little time making his mark by acquiring 2024 NBA Finals MVP Jaylen Brown from the Boston Celtics. — Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026