Synonyms for squander
ˈskwɒn dərsquan·der

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1. squanderverb

   Synonyms:
   waste, splurge, ducks and drakes, throw away

2. squanderverb

   To waste, lavish, splurge

   Synonyms:
   throw away, ducks and drakes, waste, splurge

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1. squander

   Synonyms:
   disperse, dissipate, divide, parcel, portion, scatter, spend, waste

   Antonyms:
   accumulate, aggregate, amass, collect, gather, heap up, hoard, hoard up, pile up, store up

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1. squander

   Synonyms:
   waste, dissipate, spend wastefully

   Antonyms:
   save, conserve, be frugal

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1. waste, blow, squanderverb

   spend thoughtlessly; throw away

   "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

   Synonyms:
   rot, swash, gasconade, ravage, botch, neutralise, liquidate, ware, neutralize, muck up, mishandle, bumble, botch up, brag, blow, scourge, burn out, lay waste to, suck, waste, fumble, shove along, flub, fellate, desolate, ball up, bluster, do in, run off, bollocks, macerate, mess up, shove off, louse up, float, gas, bollix, languish, vaunt, screw up, muff, devastate, shoot a line, blow out, emaciate, bollocks up, foul up, pine away, knock off, fluff, drift, bobble, go down on, be adrift, bungle, consume, bollix up, tout, spoil, boast, bodge

2. consume, squander, waste, wareverb

   spend extravagantly

   "waste not, want not"

   Synonyms:
   languish, exhaust, take in, eat up, neutralise, rot, liquidate, ware, neutralize, down, blow, scourge, take, lay waste to, waste, use up, desolate, do in, macerate, ingest, eat, run through, go through, wipe out, ravage, have, devastate, emaciate, pine away, knock off, devour, consume, deplete, run off

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1. squanderverb

   Synonyms:
   spend (profusely), lavish, expend, waste, lose, dissipate, run out, throw away, muddle away

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1. List of paraphrases for "squander":

   waste

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1. Elizabeth Warren:

   These harsh tactics might work if you're willing to burn down the rest of the party in order to be the last man standing, but if we're going to beat Donald Trump in November, we are going to need huge turnout within our party, and to get that turnout, we will need a nominee that the broadest coalition of our party feels they can get behind. We can't afford to fall into factions. We can't afford to squander our collective power. We will win when we come together.

2. Benjamin Franklin:

   Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that is the stuff life is made of.

3. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus:

   We still have a chance to contain it, if we don't, if we squander the opportunity, then there will be a serious problem on our hands.

4. Seth Moulton:

   There will be a lot of lawmakers who just want to repair their local potholes or old bridges rather than invest in 21st century technology, we can't squander a generational opportunity by investing in the last generation's infrastructure.

5. Dana Gunders:

   Too many people around the world are going hungry for us to be throwing away as much as we do, world resources — from water to land and energy — are too scarce to squander them on growing and transporting food that will never be eaten. To meet this ambitious new goal, we need everyone who grows, serves and eats food to do their part to ensure a steady global food supply into the future.