waster

The word “waster” has 2 syllables: wast-er

It's pronounced as /ˈweɪstər/


What is synonym and antonym for waster?

In the thesaurus, “waster” has 9 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for waster along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for waster

  • dissipate
  • fritterer
  • high roller
  • prodigal
  • profligate
  • spender
  • spendthrift
  • squanderer
  • wastrel

Antonyms for waster

  • cheapskate
  • conserver
  • economizer
  • miser
  • niggard
  • penny-pincher
  • piker
  • saver
  • scrooge
  • skinflint
  • tightwad

Meanings of waster

  • noun
    1. Someone or something that wastes; someone who squanders or spends extravagantly.
    2. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to waste.
    3. A destroyer.
    4. An item that is spoiled during its manufacture.
    5. A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a foil.
    6. A leister; a spear for catching fish.

Example Sentences

  • He was called a waster for not using his talents wisely.
  • Leaving the lights on all night makes you an energy waster.
  • The coach benched him, saying he was a waster of great potential.
  • She considered buying unnecessary items a sign of a waster.
  • The company fired the employee for being a time waster.

On this page you'll find 20 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to waster, such as: cheapskate, conserver, dissipate, economizer, fritterer, high roller, miser.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

saboteur

  • adversary
  • agent
  • antagonist
  • archenemy
  • asperser
  • assailant
  • assassin
  • attacker
  • backbiter
  • bad person
  • bandit
  • betrayer
  • calumniator
  • competitor
  • contender
  • criminal
  • defacer
  • defamer
  • defiler
  • demolisher
  • desecrater
  • desecrator
  • despoiler
  • destroyer
  • detractor
  • disputant
  • emulator
  • falsifier
  • fifth column
  • foe
  • graffitist
  • guerrilla
  • informer
  • inquisitor
  • invader
  • murderer
  • opponent
  • opposition
  • other side
  • prosecutor
  • ravager
  • rebel
  • revolutionary
  • rival
  • ruiner
  • seditionist
  • slanderer
  • spy
  • tagger
  • terrorist
  • traducer
  • traitor
  • vandal
  • vilifier
  • villain
  • waster
  • wrecker

sacker

  • defacer
  • demolisher
  • depredator
  • desecrater
  • desecrator
  • despoiler
  • destroyer
  • graffitist
  • looter
  • marauder
  • pillager
  • plunderer
  • ransacker
  • ravager
  • ruiner
  • saboteur
  • spoiler
  • spoliator
  • tagger
  • vandal
  • waster
  • wrecker

tagger

  • defacer
  • demolisher
  • depredator
  • desecrater
  • desecrator
  • despoiler
  • destroyer
  • graffitist
  • looter
  • marauder
  • pillager
  • plunderer
  • ransacker
  • ravager
  • ruiner
  • saboteur
  • sacker
  • spoiler
  • spoliator
  • vandal
  • waster
  • wrecker

vandal

  • defacer
  • demolisher
  • depredator
  • desecrater
  • desecrator
  • despoiler
  • destroyer
  • graffitist
  • hoodlum
  • looter
  • marauder
  • mischief-maker
  • pillager
  • pirate
  • plunderer
  • ransacker
  • ravager
  • ruiner
  • saboteur
  • sacker
  • spoiler
  • spoliator
  • tagger
  • thief
  • waster
  • wrecker

debauchee

  • Cyrenaic
  • Epicurean
  • alcoholic
  • bacchanal
  • bacchanalian
  • backslider
  • bankrupt
  • barfly
  • bibber
  • blackguard
  • bon vivant
  • boozer
  • cad
  • carouser
  • cyprian
  • debaucher
  • decadent
  • degenerate
  • delinquent
  • derelict
  • deviant
  • deviate
  • dipso
  • dipsomaniac
  • dissipater
  • drinker
  • drunk
  • epicure
  • epicurean
  • freak
  • glutton
  • good-for-nothing
  • gourmand
  • hedonist
  • heel
  • incorrigible
  • inebriate
  • knave
  • lecher
  • libertine
  • lush
  • miscreant
  • nighthawk
  • no-good
  • old goat
  • operator
  • paillard
  • perv
  • pervert
  • playboy
  • playgirl
  • pleasuremonger
  • pleasureseeker
  • prodigal
  • profligate
  • rake
  • rakehell
  • rascal
  • reprobate
  • rip
  • rogue
  • satyr
  • scoundrel
  • sensualist
  • soak
  • sot
  • souse
  • sponge
  • stiff
  • swinger
  • sybarite
  • thrill-seeker
  • tippler
  • toper
  • tosspot
  • villain
  • voluptuary
  • waster
  • wastrel
  • weirdo
  • wine-bibber
  • wino

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