Squander synonyms and antonyms

skwŏn'dər

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spend
(Dated) To squander.
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extravagancy
Something extravagant.
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dissipate
To waste or squander
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spend lavishly
spend extravagantly
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misspend
To spend poorly, incorrectly or unwisely.
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throw away
(Figuratively) To waste, to squander.
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profligacy
(Uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.
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waste (related)
To squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly.
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fool away
(Idiomatic) to waste, squander
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extravagance
spend extravagantly
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fritter
(Intransitive, often with about or around) To occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.
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misuse
To mistreat or abuse.
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scatter
To separate and go off in several directions
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hoard (antonym)
To hoard is defined as to collect or amass large amounts of goods and money which will typically then be stored away and kept in reserve.
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set-aside (antonym)
To void or annul a judicial decision, order, and so on, usually on a motion to set aside by the party that is affected detrimentally and based upon some irregularity in the original proceeding.
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make good use of (antonym)
use up
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save (antonym)
(Computing) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.
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profuseness
The quality of being profuse; profusion
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manage (antonym)
To have charge of; direct or administer:
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devour
To devour is to eat or consume something very quickly.
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riot away
To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly
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trifle away
To spend (money) excessively and usually foolishly
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lavishness
The state or characteristic of being lavish.
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profusion
Lavish or unrestrained expense; extravagance.
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blow
To blow is to expel air in a more forceful manner or air movement.
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burn
To become dissipated or be dispelled:
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consume
(Now Rare) To waste away; perish
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lavish
To give or bestow in abundance; shower:
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careful (related)
Excessive or imprudent expenditure
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Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
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conserve (antonym)
Conserve means to protect or save, or to make fruit into preserves.
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disperse
To break up and scatter in all directions; spread about; distribute widely
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expend (related)
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lose (related)
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  • It's so easy to squander valuable time browsing social media.

  • In spite of his somewhat extravagant living, he left an ample fortune to his spendthrift son, who did his best to squander it as soon as possible.

  • Do not squander the time you have for the test because there are many questions to answer.

  • When you go to Las Vegas, try not to squander your money in the casinos. Go see a show!

  • Amelia tried her hardest not to squander her attention on people that would not return it.

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