wasted

Spent for nothing

Wasted means used carelessly, spent without result, or squandered: wasted time, wasted effort, a wasted opportunity.

Wasted also describes something withered, weakened, or atrophied: wasted muscles, a body wasted by disease.

In slang, wasted means extremely drunk or high: We got completely wasted at the party.

The connection is to being depleted, used up, incapable of functioning.

drunk

hammered

Severely intoxicated or pounded

smashed · blitzed · tanked · blotto · loaded · bombed · stoned · obliterated · wrecked · totaled

futile

squandered

Carelessly used up

blown · lost · pointless · fruitless · vain · ineffective · unproductive · purposeless · needless

depleted

drained

Emptied of resources

emptied · diminished · sapped · depleted · run-down · expended · finished

emaciated

gaunt

Lean from deprivation

haggard · drawn · sunken · skin-and-bones · bony · cadaverous · shriveled · atrophied · frail · wizened

killed

murdered

Killed with intent

executed · assassinated · hit · slain · iced · snuffed · dispatched · silenced

Categories
Opposites
resource use

wastedsaved

Kept from loss

preserved · conserved · utilized · productive · useful

intoxication state

wastedsober

Free from intoxication

straight · clear-headed · lucid · temperate · level

physical condition

wastedrobust

Strong and durable

healthy · strong · fit · muscular · brawny

Phrases
Family

waste, wasteful, wasting, wastes, waste time, wasteland, wastrel, waster, wastage

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13