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wasting

[wey-sting] / ˈweɪ stɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
ailing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
diseased feeble ill sickly weak
STRONG
debilitated down enfeebled indisposed sick
WEAK
below par down with feeling awful rocky run down sick as a dog under the weather unwell
Antonyms
STRONGEST
able fit healthy hearty sound strong well
STRONG
happy
ADJECTIVE
corrosive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acerbic caustic destructive incisive trenchant
STRONG
corroding cutting
WEAK
acerb acrid biting erosive sarcastic strongly acid venomous virulent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
gentle kind nice
WEAK
contributing fortifying supporting
ADJECTIVE
lessening
Synonyms
STRONG
abating declining depreciating diminishing dropping dwindling ebbing lightening lowering moderating narrowing plummeting plunging quieting sagging shrinking sinking slackening slowing slumping softening subsiding waning weakening
WEAK
dying down fading away losing momentum shriveling up wearing down wearing off
NOUN
carnage
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloodshed butchery crime havoc killing mass murder slaughter slaying warfare
STRONG
annihilation blitz blood butchering extermination gore hecatomb holocaust homicide manslaughter murder offing rapine shambles
WEAK
blood and guts blood bath search and destroy taking out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
peace
NOUN
decay
Synonyms
STRONGEST
blight corrosion decomposition degeneration deterioration disintegration disrepair extinction impairment rot
STRONG
adulteration atrophy caries consumption crumbling decadence decline decrease decrepitude degeneracy depreciation dilapidation dissolution downfall dying fading failing gangrene mortification perishing putrefaction putrescence putridity putridness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation withering
WEAK
wasting away
Antonyms
STRONGEST
building development growth improvement
STRONG
ascent construction increase morality rise
WEAK
flourish germination ripening strength strengthening
NOUN
depredation
Synonyms
STRONG
burglary crime desecration desolation pillage plunder ransacking rapine ravaging robbery sacking spoliation stealing theft
WEAK
despoiling laying waste marauding
Antonyms
WEAK
boon construction goodness miracle wonder
NOUN
emaciation
Synonyms
STRONG
anorexia atrophy attenuation boniness consumption malnutrition marasmus skinniness starvation tabes thinness undernourishment withering
WEAK
haggardness wasting away
NOUN
putrefaction
Synonyms
STRONG
adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrescence putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation withering
WEAK
crumbling perishing wasting away
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise
NOUN
putrescence
Synonyms
STRONG
adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrefaction putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation withering
WEAK
crumbling perishing wasting away
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise
NOUN
putridness
Synonyms
STRONG
adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrefaction putrescence putridity rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilage spoilation withering
WEAK
crumbling perishing wasting away
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise
NOUN
spoilage
Synonyms
STRONG
adulteration atrophy blight breakdown caries consumption corrosion decadence decline decomposition decrease decrepitude degeneracy degeneration depreciation deterioration dilapidation disintegration disrepair dissolution downfall dying extinction fading failing gangrene impairment mortification putrefaction putrescence putridity putridness rot rottenness rotting ruin ruination rust senescence spoilation withering
WEAK
crumbling perishing wasting away
Antonyms
STRONG
ascent betterment building combination construction development growth improvement increase morality rise

Example Sentences

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Retirees can easily find themselves wasting away free time on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The idea of wasting food was so foreign to me, there were times I would just eat anything that was put in front of me.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“We have a technology that could end AIDS, and collectively we’re wasting it,” Maybarduk told me.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"Immediately, it was as if we were wasting this doctor's time and he was quite curt with Meg," Helen said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

“Wow. Samantha is wasting her time at that sad excuse of a coffee shop. She can be the Hermione in our trio. Dibs on Harry.”

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera