WASTEFULNESS Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word wastefulness. (close relations)
wasteful
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| waste | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly • the trait of wasting resources • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation • (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect adjective satellite • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate verb • spend thoughtlessly; throw away • use inefficiently or inappropriately • dispose of • run off as waste • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • spend extravagantly • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • cause to grow thin or weak • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • become physically weaker | ||||||
| dissipation | nounn | |||||
noun • breaking up and scattering by dispersion • dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly | ||||||
| thriftlessness | nounn | |||||
noun • the trait of wasting resources | ||||||
