WASTER Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

waster

noun

ˈwā-stər

as in wastrel

someone who spends money freely or foolishly we want you to get a job so that you'll be a waster of your own money and not ours

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Recent Examples on the Web The company has no use for delegators and money wasters. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2023 Director and co-founder of the Work Time Reduction Center Of Excellence Joe O’Connor tells PBS companies can cut work hours and maintain productivity by fixing time-wasters like overlong meetings, inefficient processes and other workplace distractions. —

Emily Washburn, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2023 Make sure to send your ballots in for this ridiculous, time waster of a California governor recall election; and also check out Variety’s loads of Emmy content, including our Emmy Extra editions, to fully immerse yourself in the categories before voting! —

Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Aug. 2021 Family karaoke is another fun time-waster. —

Nadine Jolie Courtney, Redbook, 16 Aug. 2018 See all Example Sentences for waster

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