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waste

waste

3 5.6
Empty, bare land with little life and few people
  • adjective
  • /weɪst/
translation icon : desolado
  • They trekked through the waste, finding nothing but barren land and silence.

Examples

  • Despite its beauty, the remote area was a waste, devoid of any inhabitants.

  • The once vibrant landscape was now a waste, abandoned and desolate.

  • The man was long, wasted, and shaggy.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • Swiftly, no wasted motion, it grabbed the scruff of Sebastian's neck, yanked him up off the pillow, and dropped him on the floor next to the bed.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • I’d seen my mother-in-law, wasted and lifeless as a burned forest, clinging to her intolerable life.

    Academic text (1993)
  • Two Russian prisoners in proper military uniforms and with well-fed faces were chasing two other people out of the camp, also Russian prisoners, but so frail, wasted, and apathetic that they seemed already to have died, dragging themselves forward with a strength that was not theirs.

    Fiction book (1998)
  • A wasted, emaciated Edie Sedgewick type floats into Jim's fractured POV—introducing a man with a crew cut and silk suit.

    Fiction book (1991)

Synonyms

wild
vswaste
1.0

Living in a natural state and not tamed by people

is about empty barren land rather than natural untamed life
godforsaken
vswaste
49 8.0

A remote, empty place with no people or activity

is about barren emptiness rather than neglect or disrepair

Antonyms

6 3.8

Growing and very successful, like a busy café or arts scene

2.9

A place where people or animals live

Idioms

14 8.8

An action that causes great damage to places and people

A situation that needs action right away

Use things carefully so you do not run out later

So good that it should not be thrown away

Compounds

126 2.7

An activity that takes time but does not help you

36 3.5

Poisonous materials people throw away that can harm health or nature

An amount of money spent without getting a useful result

radioactive waste
  • Specialized
12 5.0

Unwanted material from nuclear power that gives off radiation

8 2.7

Uneaten or leftover food that people throw away from homes and shops

A thing made and thrown away by a factory, machine, or body

6 3.5

Dirty substances that people get rid of from their bodies, like urine and feces

A place where people leave dangerous chemicals, often illegally

An activity that uses your time but does not help you

An action that uses effort but achieves nothing useful

toxic waste site
  • Specialized
2 4.4

A place where dangerous chemical waste is stored or dumped

Things like old or broken items that are thrown away

2 1.3

A container with an open top for small trash like paper

waste of skin
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person seen as having no value or use

An action that uses time and energy but gives no useful result

1 1.1

Paper that people throw away after use

1 4.2

A way to stop making trash by reusing, recycling and using fewer things

1 6.5

Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling

1 7.8

Highly radioactive material left after nuclear fuel is used that needs safe storage for a long time

body waste
  • NSFW
1 2.7

Things the body gets rid of, like urine, sweat, and feces

A thing like time or money that is completely useless and gives no benefit

1 4.7

Poisonous waste from factories that can harm people and nature

Using or throwing away materials so usable parts are lost

9.9

A property loses value when a tenant fails to take care of it

9.9

A rude phrase for something completely pointless and not worth your time

toxic waste area
  • Specialized
4.6

A place where people dump poisonous materials that must be cleaned because they can harm people or nature

Things people throw away because they are not useful

waste baler
  • Specialized
5.6

A machine that presses waste like cardboard or plastic into tight bundles for easier handling

3.0

A pipe that carries away dirty water from a sink or bath

7.2

A large shallow pond that treats sewage using sunlight and bacteria and algae

A small open container for throwing away paper and other small rubbish

An area of land where people put rubbish

How Desolate

uninhabitable
18 6.1
waste
3 5.6
barren
  • Archaic
12 6.8
empty
1.0
quiet
1.0
lively
111 1.3

Surface Forms

waste positive

Etymology

Waste as an adjective comes from an old English word wāst meaning 'barren' or 'desert', so a 'waste' place is empty and without life.