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wasted definition

☆ wasted (wās′təd)

adjective

  1. intoxicated by a drug
  2. drunk

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wasted Synonyms

wasted

modif.

squandered, spent, destroyed, lost, consumed, eaten up, thrown away, shriveled, gaunt, emaciated, decayed, depleted, scattered, drained, gone for nothing, misapplied, useless, to no avail, down the drain, unappreciated, of no use, worthless.

Antonyms preserved*, saved*, useful.


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wasted Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • festival: I watched her set at the Wasted festival at the weekend.
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wasted quotes

Thirteen wasted years.

-Anonymous

Ripeness is all; her in her cooling planet Revere; do not presume to think her wasted.

-Empson, Sir William

Nothing is wasted, nothing is in vain: The seas roll over but the rocks remain.

-Herbert, SirA(lan) P(atrick)

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