wasted
/ˈweɪstɪd/
wasted adjective: not profitably used. Also the simple past and past participle of waste.
Adjective
wasted (comparative more wasted, superlative most wasted)
- Not profitably used.
- Synonyms:
- down the toilet, misspent, squandered
- Ravaged or deteriorated.
- Synonyms:
- clapped out, damaged, defective, deteriorated, dilapidated, effete, faulty, munted, outworn, passé
- Emaciated and haggard.
- Synonyms:
- anemic, breakable, broken-down, damaged, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, dickless, effete, enervated
- Exhausted.
- A brief steep ascent and then a more gradual ascent through snow. Bets probably had taken my water container by then. Mack asks how I'm doing. I manage the words — pretty wasted. She offers to take the tent.1982 February 13, Lee Swislow, “Amazon Trekking”, in Gay Community News, volume 9, number 29, page 9
- Very drunk or stoned.
- Well I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time / And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home1969, Steve Winwood, “Can't Find My Way Home”, performed by Blind Faith
- I went to the minimart...It’s about a fifteen minute walk both ways. But I didn’t wanna drive cause I was really wasted.2016, Kenneth Lonergan, Manchester by the Sea, spoken by Lee Chandler (Casey Affleck)
- Low weight-for-height (for a person).
- Synonyms:
- underweight
Also used as
wasted is also the simple past and past participle of waste.
wasted meaning in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada
wasted in Tamil
- வீணாகியது, வீணானது, வீணாகிப் போனது
wasted in Telugu
- వృధా, వృథా, వృధా అయింది
wasted in Malayalam
- പാഴായിപ്പോയി, പാഴായി, പാഴായിപ്പോകുന്നു
wasted in Kannada
- ವ್ಯರ್ಥವಾಗಿದೆ, ವ್ಯರ್ಥವಾಯಿತು, ವ್ಯರ್ಥವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ
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- wasted in Gujarati
- નકામું થયું, નકામું થઈ ગયું
- wasted in Odia
- ଅପଚଯ଼ ହୋଇଛି
Examples of wasted in a sentence
- We wasted millions of dollars and several years on that project.
- The most moving scene is the final one, where he realizes he has wasted his whole life.
- They act turbo wasted when they have more than a few beers in them.
Synonyms of wasted
- down the toilet
- misspent
- squandered
- clapped out
- damaged
- defective
- deteriorated
- dilapidated
- faulty
- munted
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Forms of wasted
| comparative | more wasted |
|---|---|
| superlative | most wasted |
Words formed from wasted
Phrases with wasted
Words that rhyme with wasted
Questions about wasted
- What does wasted mean?
- Wasted means not profitably used.
- What is wasted in Tamil?
- Wasted in Tamil is வீணாகியது, வீணானது, வீணாகிப் போனது. See Wasted meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is wasted?
- Wasted is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce wasted?
- Wasted is pronounced /ˈweɪstɪd/.
Words near wasted in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: wasted (page history and authors); wasted (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wasted (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wasted (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wasted (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wasted (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); wasted (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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