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WASTEFULNESSES Synonyms

There are 11 synonyms of the word wastefulnesses. (exact relations)
There are 3 hypernyms of the word wastefulnesses. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for WASTEFULNESSES

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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

extravagance
nounn
noun

• the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

• the trait of spending extravagantly

• the activity of excessive spending

improvidence
nounn
noun

• a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

lavishness
nounn
noun

• the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive

• the activity of excessive spending

prodigality
nounn
noun

• the trait of spending extravagantly

• the activity of excessive spending

profligacy
nounn
noun

• the trait of spending extravagantly

• dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

recklessness
nounn
noun

• the trait of giving little thought to danger

squander
verbv
verb

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• spend extravagantly

squandering
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• spending resources lavishly and wastefully

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

Best Hypernyms For WASTEFULNESSES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for wastefulnesses, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (3)
activity improvidence shortsightedness

Alternatives for WASTE

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