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wasted

/ˈweɪstɪd/adjective2 syllables

Wasted means: very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold.

Synonyms for wasted33

adjective, as in very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold

cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal, thin, lean

adjective, as in serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being

otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, worthless

adjective, as in not used to good advantage

squandered, lost

adjective, as in (of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use

atrophied, diminished

also used for wasted

down the toilet, misspent, clapped out, damaged, defective, deteriorated, dilapidated, effete, faulty, munted, outworn, passé, anemic, breakable, broken-down

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What does wasted mean?4

adjective

1

very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold“a nightmare population of gaunt men and skeletal boys”

2

serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being“otiose lines in a play”

3

not used to good advantage“squandered money cannot be replaced”

4

(of an organ or body part) diminished in size or strength as a result of disease or injury or lack of use“partial paralysis resulted in an atrophied left arm”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with wasted?2

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Wasted in a sentence

  • In a first-past-the-post voting system, many votes are wasted.mailohilohi
  • You were given the same opportunity, but you wasted it.Ergulis
  • In sex, he wasted no time on niceties.felidad
  • No good deed is wasted, no matter how small.rul
  • If he hadn't wasted time, he'd be finished by now.darinmex
  • No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.Scott
  • You have to make good the time you have wasted so far.unknown
  • I cannot but regret the time wasted in this discussion.unknown

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