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. Nicola Sturgeon:

   I have asked the UK government not to deploy their' Stay Alert' advertising campaign in Scotland, because the message at this stage in Scotland is... except for the essential reasons you know about, stay at home, we must not squander our progress by easing up too soon, or by sending mixed messages that result in people thinking it's okay to ease up now. Let me be very blunt about the consequences if we were to do that : people will die unnecessarily. We must not take that risk.

2. Benjamin Franklin:

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

3. 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.

4. Yvonne Padmos:

   Some humans strive to squander precious time while complaining about the advancements of technology, blinded to the fact that it can grant them the luxury of more moments with their cherished ones. Embrace innovation, for it offers opportunities to learn and bask in the warmth of love, rather than merely wasting away in the endless abyss of mindless media consumption.

5. Benjamin Franklin:

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