waste

Synonyms: decay desolation destruction devastation dilapidation dissipation disuse exhaustion expenditure extravagance fritter havoc improvidence lavishness loss lost opportunity misapplication misuse overdoing prodigality ravage ruin squander squandering unthriftiness wastage wastefulness

Antonyms: hoarding saving

Synonyms: badlands barren bog brush brushland bush desert dust bowl fen jungle marsh marshland moor quagmire solitude swamp tundra void wasteland wild wilderness wilds

Antonyms: development

Synonyms: debris dreck dregs dross excess hogwash junk leavings leftovers litter offal offscourings rubbish rubble ruins rummage scrap slop sweepings swill trash

Antonyms: possessions

Synonyms: atrophy be of no avail blow burn up consume corrode crumble debilitate decay decline decrease deplete disable disappear dissipate divert drain droop eat away ebb emaciate empty enfeeble exhaust fade fritter away frivol away gamble away gnaw go to waste lavish lose misapply misemploy misuse perish pour down the drain run dry run through sap sink splurge squander thin throw away trifle away undermine wane wear wear out wilt wither

Antonyms: hoard save

Synonyms: depredate desecrate desolate despoil devastate devour lay waste pillage rape ravage raze reduce sack spoil spoliate wreak havoc

Antonyms: build create preserve