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All wastage synonyms

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noun wastage

  • waste β€” to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
  • surplus β€” something that remains above what is used or needed.
  • excess β€” An amount of something that is more than necessary, permitted, or desirable.
  • leftovers β€” Plural form of leftover.
  • disappearance β€” the act or an instance of disappearing; a ceasing to be seen or to exist.
  • diffusion β€” act of diffusing; state of being diffused.
  • disintegration β€” the act or process of disintegrating.
  • dispersal β€” The action or process of distributing things or people over a wide area.
  • dispersion β€” Also, dispersal. an act, state, or instance of dispersing or of being dispersed.
  • dissemination β€” the act of disseminating, or spreading widely: The Internet allows for the rapid dissemination of information.
  • dissolution β€” the act or process of resolving or dissolving into parts or elements.
  • distribution β€” an act or instance of distributing.
  • emission β€” The production and discharge of something, especially gas or radiation.
  • extravagance β€” Lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources.
  • improvidence β€” not provident; lacking foresight; incautious; unwary.
  • radiation β€” Physics. the process in which energy is emitted as particles or waves. the complete process in which energy is emitted by one body, transmitted through an intervening medium or space, and absorbed by another body. the energy transferred by these processes.
  • scattering β€” distributed or occurring here and there at irregular intervals; scattered.
  • spread β€” to draw, stretch, or open out, especially over a flat surface, as something rolled or folded (often followed by out).
  • spending β€” to pay out, disburse, or expend; dispose of (money, wealth, resources, etc.): resisting the temptation to spend one's money.
  • misuse β€” wrong or improper use; misapplication.
  • decay β€” When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
  • desolation β€” Desolation is a feeling of great unhappiness and hopelessness.
  • destruction β€” Destruction is the act of destroying something, or the state of being destroyed.
  • devastation β€” Devastation is severe and widespread destruction or damage.
  • dilapidation β€” to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
  • dissipation β€” the act of dissipating.
  • disuse β€” discontinuance of use or practice: Traditional customs are falling into disuse.
  • exhaustion β€” A state of extreme physical or mental fatigue.
  • expenditure β€” The action of spending funds.
  • fritter β€” to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually followed by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon.
  • havoc β€” great destruction or devastation; ruinous damage.
  • lavishness β€” expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
  • loss β€” detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
  • misapplication β€” to make a wrong application or use of.
  • overdoing β€” to do to excess; overindulge in: to overdo dieting.
  • prodigality β€” the quality or fact of being prodigal; wasteful extravagance in spending.
  • ravage β€” to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
  • ruin β€” ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  • squander β€” to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away).
  • wastefulness β€” given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life.
  • thriftily β€” practicing thrift or economical management; frugal: a thrifty shopper.
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