waste

nouns

any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
"they collect the waste once a week"; "much of the waste material is carried off in the sewers"
waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
"if the effort brings no compensating gain it is a waste"; "mindless dissipation of natural resources"
dissipation, waste, wastefulness
the trait of wasting resources
"a life characterized by thriftlessness and waste"; "the wastefulness of missed opportunities"
thriftlessness, waste, wastefulness
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
"the barrens of central Africa"; "the trackless wastes of the desert"
barren, waste, wasteland
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
permissive waste, waste

verbs

spend thoughtlessly; throw away
"He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
blow, squander, waste
is derived from
waster
antonym
conserve
use inefficiently or inappropriately
"waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience"
waste
is a type of (narrower)
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
"use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize
get rid of
"We waste the dirty water by channeling it into the sewer"
waste
is a type of (narrower)
throw or cast away
"Put away your worries"
cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out
run off as waste
"The water wastes back into the ocean"
run off, waste
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
"The mafia liquidated the informer"; "the double agent was neutralized"
do in, knock off, liquidate, neutralise, neutralize, waste
spend extravagantly
"waste not, want not"
consume, squander, ware, waste
is derived from
waster
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
"After her husband died, she just pined away"
languish, pine away, waste
is derived from
wastage
cause to grow thin or weak
"The treatment emaciated him"
emaciate, macerate, waste
is derived from
wastage
is derived from
wasting
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste
is derived from
waster
become physically weaker
"Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
rot, waste
is derived from
wastage

adjectives

located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
"a desert island"; "a godforsaken wilderness crossroads"; "a wild stretch of land"; "waste places"
godforsaken, waste, wild