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wasted Definition

☆ wasted (wās′təd)

adjective

  1. intoxicated by a drug
  2. drunk

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.

wasted Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • festival: I watched her set at the Wasted festival at the weekend.
  • year: EIGHT WASTED YEARS WHY THINGS HAVE NOT GOT BETTER HEALTH There are over 9000 fewer beds now than in 1997.
  • energy: Wasted energy at the heart of government Friday, August 26, 2005 Improving energy efficiency could be the best hope we have.
wasted Quotes

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

—Herbert, SirA(lan) P(atrick)

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

—Empson, Sir William

Thirteen wasted years.

—Anonymous

Browse dictionary entries near wasted

  1. ‹ wastebasket
  2. ‹ waste time
  3. ‹ waste pipe
  4. ‹ waste
  5. ‹ wastage
  6. ‹ wast
  7. ‹ Wassermann
  8. ‹ wassail
  9. ‹ waspy
  10. ‹ waspish
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