SQUANDER Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word squander. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for SQUANDER
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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 | ||||||||
| dissipate | verbv | |||||||
verb • to cause to separate and go in different directions • move away from each other • spend frivolously and unwisely • live a life of pleasure, especially with respect to alcoholic consumption | ||||||||
| fritter | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables verb • spend frivolously and unwisely | ||||||||
| lavish | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • very generous • characterized by extravagance and profusion verb • expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns | ||||||||
| misspend | verbv | |||||||
verb • spend time badly or unwisely • spend (money or other resources) unwisely | ||||||||
| spendthrift | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who spends money prodigally adjective satellite • recklessly wasteful | ||||||||
| consume | verbv | |||||||
verb • eat up completely, as with great appetite • serve oneself to, or consume regularly • spend extravagantly • destroy completely • use up (resources or materials) • engage fully | ||||||||
| splurge | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) • any act of immoderate indulgence verb • indulge oneself • be showy or ostentatious | ||||||||
| ware | nounn | |||||||
noun • articles of the same kind or material; usually used in combination: `silverware', `software' • items for sale to the individual consumer verb • spend extravagantly | ||||||||
| ducks and drakes | nounn | |||||||
noun • a game in which a flat stone is bounced along the surface of calm water | ||||||||
| throw away | verbv | |||||||
verb • throw or cast away • to remove | ||||||||
