Synonyms of wasting

wasting 1 of 2

adjective

as in wasteful

Related Words

• wasteful
• squandering
• profligate
• dissipating
• prodigal
• spendthrift
• frittering
• splurging
• unthrifty
• kindly
• magnanimous
• thriftless
• compassionate
• humanitarian
• hospitable
• philanthropic
• benevolent
• profuse
• openhearted
• extravagant
• overgenerous
• lavish
• beneficent
• good-hearted
• greathearted
• unselfish
• selfless
• handsome
• altruistic
• free
• bountiful
• generous
• unstinting
• bounteous
• liberal
• munificent
• openhanded
• charitable
• unsparing
• freehanded

Dissimilar Words

• spare
• sparing
• cheap
• saving
• miserly
• mean
• stingy
• pinching
• close
• parsimonious
• tight
• ungenerous
• penurious
• uncharitable
• careful
• conserving
• tightfisted
• chintzy
• economical
• chary
• thrifty
• frugal
• stinting
• mingy
• penny-pinching
• closefisted
• small
• pinchpenny
• selfish
• desirous
• greedy
• economizing
• skimping
• sordid
• avaricious
• grasping
• shabby
• scrimping
• covetous
• hoggish
• avid
• acquisitive
• mercenary
• rapacious
• itchy
• coveting

wasting

2 of 2

verb

present participle of waste

1

as in spending

to use up carelessly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spending
• losing
• squandering
• lavishing
• dissipating
• running through
• blowing
• trifling (away)
• throwing away
• misspending
• frittering (away)
• consuming
• fiddling away
• depleting
• playing ducks and drakes with
• expending
• exhausting
• impoverishing
• overspending
• splurging
• indulging
• disbursing
• overindulging
• shooting
• laying out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserving
• protecting
• saving
• preserving
• economizing
• skimping
• scrimping
• hoarding
• laying up

2

as in destroying

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

one country attempting to waste another

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroying
• ruining
• demolishing
• wrecking
• shattering
• devastating
• smashing
• damaging
• overcoming
• extinguishing
• eroding
• vaporizing
• annihilating
• totaling
• decimating
• crippling
• pulverizing
• marring
• ravaging
• wracking
• tearing down
• killing
• creaming
• removing
• blasting
• razing
• crushing
• pulling down
• defeating
• breaking
• nuking
• rubbing out
• dismantling
• doing in
• spoiling
• impairing
• injuring
• harming
• desolating
• subduing
• trimming
• licking
• conquering
• deteriorating
• mastering
• scouring
• disintegrating
• prevailing (over)
• surmounting
• dissolving
• mutilating
• whipping
• eradicating
• clobbering
• winning (against)
• routing
• thrashing
• defacing
• wearing (away)
• beating
• undoing
• dynamiting
• mangling
• disfiguring
• plundering
• gutting
• besting
• vitiating
• obliterating
• triumphing (over)
• sweeping (away)
• slaughtering
• murdering
• assassinating
• disassembling
• trashing
• walloping
• exterminating
• liquidating
• vandalizing
• despoiling
• blowing up
• sacking
• washing out
• trampling
• extirpating
• scotching
• looting
• trouncing
• executing
• wiping out
• expunging
• overmatching
• taking down
• overbearing
• pillaging
• zapping
• cutting down
• effacing
• dispatching
• massacring
• stamping (out)
• unmaking
• blotting out
• slaying
• drubbing
• butchering
• rooting (out)
• killing off
• skunking
• dilapidating
• felling
• taking out
• snuffing (out)
• mowing (down)
• unbuilding
• havocking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• building
• constructing
• raising
• creating
• repairing
• erecting
• fixing
• setting up
• making
• producing
• rearing
• putting up
• inventing
• forming
• manufacturing
• shaping
• saving
• assembling
• establishing
• forging
• organizing
• protecting
• fashioning
• framing
• patching
• preserving
• molding
• constituting
• revamping
• fabricating
• conserving
• instituting
• bringing about
• reconditioning
• mending
• doctoring
• founding
• restoring
• rebuilding
• reconstructing
• remodeling
• fathering
• renovating

3

as in weakening

to diminish the physical strength of

endless months of inactivity wasted him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weakening
• softening
• tiring
• exhausting
• sapping
• hurting
• injuring
• damaging
• debilitating
• depleting
• enervating
• paralyzing
• crippling
• impairing
• enfeebling
• devitalizing
• disabling
• prostrating
• harming
• depressing
• etiolating
• impoverishing
• incapacitating
• hamstringing
• grinding (down)
• wearing out
• washing out
• laying up
• wearing down
• invaliding
• unmanning
• breaking down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strengthening
• fortifying
• recruiting
• energizing
• invigorating
• hardening
• rejuvenating
• beefing (up)
• seasoning
• vitalizing
• toughening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of wasting

Verb

The process has been criticized for wasting workers’ time and raising their expectations but is not required under the law. — Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Both of these smart systems allow homeowners to ensure their lawns or gardens are hydrated without wasting water. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Aug. 2026

In recent years, an awful muscle-wasting disease — inclusion-body myositis — has robbed Krukow of his physical mobility. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026

Wildfires can spread at incredible speeds, so emergency responders likely won’t be wasting time on signage, according to Montague. — Hali Smith august 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Aug. 2026

Small habits like shopping with a list, using coupons and rewards, and wasting less food can help your grocery budget go further. — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 5 Aug. 2026

Children suffering from a condition known as wasting are acutely malnourished, become very thin for their height, and need immediate therapeutic feeding. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Signs your home may be wasting energy There are several signs that your home is wasting energy. — Faith Wakefield, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

The heat in your kitchen sends the air conditioning into overdrive, wasting energy and resulting in higher utility bills. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 July 2026