Word of the Day: WASTE

Waste  Part of Speech: noun

 Definition: spending, use without thought

wastage  is loss through use such as wear, leakage, or decay; the gradual process of wasting; or an amount that is wasted  -- while waste is loss through carelessness, inefficiency, or ignorance or another word for garbage or rubbish

Synonyms:

decay,

desolation,

destruction,

devastation,

dilapidation,

dissipation,

disuse,

exhaustion,

expenditure,

 extravagance,

fritter,

havoc,

 improvidence,

lavishness,

loss,

lost opportunity,

misapplication,

misuse,

overdoing,

prodigality,

ravage,

ruin,

squander,

squandering,

unthriftiness,

wastage,

wastefulness