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squander
Overview of verb squander
The verb squander has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. waste, blow, squander -- (spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree")
2. consume, squander, waste, ware -- (spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not")
Grep of noun squander
squanderer
squandering
squandermania
Antonyms of verb squander
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb squander
2 senses of squander
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
=> use, expend
Sense 2
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> spend, expend, drop
=> pay
=> give
=> transfer
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb squander
2 senses of squander
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
=> burn
Sense 2
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> fritter, frivol away, dissipate, shoot, fritter away, fool, fool away
=> luxuriate, wanton
=> lavish, shower
=> overspend
=> splurge, fling
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb squander
2 senses of squander
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
=> use, expend
Sense 2
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> spend, expend, drop
'Cause To' of verb squander
Derived Forms of verb squander
2 senses of squander
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
RELATED TO>(noun) squanderer#1
=> prodigal, profligate, squanderer
Sense 2
consume, squander, waste, ware
RELATED TO>(noun) squanderer#1
=> prodigal, profligate, squanderer
RELATED TO>(noun) squandering#1
=> squandering
Domain of verb squander
Domain Terms of verb squander
Familiarity of verb squander
squander used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb squander
2 senses of squander
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
consume, squander, waste, ware
*> Somebody ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb squander
2 senses of squander
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
> use, expend
=> pervert, misuse, abuse
=> abuse
=> spare
=> take, occupy, use up
=> waste, blow, squander
Sense 2
consume, squander, waste, ware
> spend, expend, drop
=> consume, eat up, use up, eat, deplete, exhaust, run through, wipe out
=> consume, squander, waste, ware
=> afford
=> blow
=> wanton, wanton away, trifle away
=> underspend
=> misspend
=> penny-pinch, nickel-and-dime
=> invest, put, commit, place
=> save, economize, economise
=> lay out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb squander
Sense 1
waste, blow, squander
=> use, expend
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Sense 2
consume, squander, waste, ware
=> spend, expend, drop
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Grep of verb squander
squander
Grep of adj squander
squandered
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