wasting (Meaning)
wasting (n)
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease or disuse
wasting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Waste
wasting (a.)
Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a wasting disease; a wasting fortune.
Synonyms & Antonyms of wasting
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- saving
- uncharitable
- careful
- chintzy
- careful
- mean
- sparing
- niggardly
- chintzy
- parsimonious
- economical
- mean
- penurious
- miserly
- tight
- miserly
- tightfisted
- penurious
- stingy
- uncharitable
- sparing
- niggardly
- pinching
- cheap
- tightfisted
- saving
- close
- ungenerous
- stingy
- conserving
- spare
- cheap
- parsimonious
- conserving
- spare
- pinching
- ungenerous
- tight
- close
- economical
Synonyms:
- kindly
- thriftless
- unthrifty
- hospitable
- humanitarian
- compassionate
- benevolent
- magnanimous
- philanthropical
- splurging
- philanthropic
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word wasting
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease, a decrease in size of an organ caused by disease
wasteful, frittering, prodigal, dissipating, spendthrift, squandering, profligate, kindly, thriftless, unthrifty
saving, uncharitable, careful, chintzy, careful, mean, sparing, niggardly, chintzy, parsimonious
Stop wasting your time on frivolous activities.
The company has been wasting resources on inefficient processes.
It's a waste of money to buy things you don't need.
Don't waste your breath arguing with someone who won't listen.
