squander
verb
1 squander
Spend thoughtlessly; throw away:
— You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree.
synonyms: blow, waste.
Roget 818:
be prodigal
etc.
adj.;
squander,
lavish,
sow broadcast;
pour forth like water;
blow,
blow in [Slang];
pay through the nose
etc.
(dear)
814;
spill,
waste,
dissipate,
exhaust,
drain,
eat out of house and home,
overdraw,
outrun the constable;
run out,
run through;
misspend;
throw good money after bad,
throw the helve after the hatchet†;
burn the candle at both ends;
make ducks and drakes of one's money;
fool away one's money,
potter away one's money,
muddle away one's money,
fritter away one's money,
throw away one's money,
run through one's money;
pour water into a sieve,
kill the goose that lays the golden eggs;
manger son ble en herbe [Fr.].
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Dutch: doordraaien, verkwanselen, verkwisten, vermorsen, verspillen
2 squander
Spend extravagantly.
synonyms: consume, ware, waste.
Roget 638:
spend,
expend,
use,
consume,
swallow up,
exhaust;
impoverish;
spill,
drain,
empty;
disperse
etc.
73.
cast away,
fool away,
muddle away,
throw away,
fling away,
fritter away;
burn the candle at both ends,
waste;
squander
etc.
818.
waste its sweetness on the desert air"
[Gray];
cast one's bread upon the waters,
cast pearls before swine;
employ a steam engine to crack a nut,
waste powder and shot,
break a butterfly on a wheel;
labor in vain
etc.
(useless)
645;
cut blocks with a razor,
pour water into a sieve.
leak
etc.
(run out)
295;
run to waste;
ebb;
melt away,
run dry,
dry up.
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Moby thesaurus: ablate, absorb, assimilate, bleed white, blow, budget, burn up, consume, cost, cost out, decrease, deplete, depreciate, digest, disburse, dissipate, drain, drain of resources, dribble away, eat, eat up, erode, exhaust, expend, extravagancy, finish, finish off, fool away, fork out, fritter, gamble away, go through, gobble, gobble up, hang the expense, impoverish, incur costs, ingest, invest, lavish, lavishness, lay out, open the purse, outlay, overdoing, pay, pay out, prodigality, put out, run through, scatter, schedule, seize the day, shell out, shrink, sink money in, slather, sow broadcast, spend, splurge, suck dry, swallow, swallow up, throw, throw away, throw money around, use up, waste, waste away, wastefulness, wear, wear away ... show more.
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