candle-wasting
- adjective
- They described the meeting as a candle-wasting exercise with no clear outcomes.
Examples
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She realized her candle-wasting lifestyle was holding her back.
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His candle-wasting habits have led to many missed opportunities.
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He regretted his candle-wasting evenings spent idly by the fire.
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Her candle-wasting behavior eventually led to missed opportunities.
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She realized her candle-wasting lifestyle was holding her back.
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His candle-wasting habits have led to many missed opportunities.
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Her candle-wasting behavior eventually led to missed opportunities.
Synonyms
514
1.2
Careless use of money, time, or other resources
229
2.7
An activity that takes time but does not help you
8
3.9
An activity that uses your time but does not help you
3
9.8
A very wasteful use of money or things that shows little care about cost
1
4.6
Using money or things carelessly in a way that causes extra loss
1
7.2
Using valuable things like time or money in a wasteful way
1
6.8
Spending a lot of money in a wasteful way
1
7.7
Careless use of resources like time or money
1
9.9
A habit of spending money and not saving for the future
Antonyms
- Specialized
171
4.0
How much work, goods, or services are produced for the time and effort used
How Wasteful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Candle-wasting joins candle and wasting, giving a simple image: imagine burning a candle for no good reason. A helpful way to remember it is like 'burning the candle at both ends', because it means using up time or resources in a wasteful, unproductive way.