Synonyms for squandered
squan·dered

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1. squandered, wastedadjective

   not used to good advantage

   "squandered money cannot be replaced"; "a wasted effort"

   Synonyms:
   superfluous, wasted, bony, haggard, atrophied, skeletal, cadaverous, emaciated, otiose, pointless, senseless, diminished, gaunt, purposeless, pinched

   Antonyms:
   found

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1. List of paraphrases for "squandered":

   wasted, missed, dissipated

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1. John Boehner:

   By ignoring the will of the American people, President Obama has cemented his legacy of lawlessness and squandered what little credibility he had left, republicans are left with the serious responsibility of upholding our oath of office.

2. Thomas Friedens:

   We squandered months.We knew this was coming fromlate January and only recentlybegan taking it seriously andnow its an all hands on deck.

3. Jonathan Zdziarski:

   The FBI would need to resign itself to the fact that such an exploit would only be viable for a few months, if released to other departments, it would be a temporary Vegas jackpot that would quickly get squandered on the case backlog.

4. Jeb Bush:

   I believe he probably would have won over a whole lot of people in the center and on the right, but he didn't. He moved in a different direction for whatever reason and I think his legacy will be squandered a bit because of that.

5. Riek Machar:

   President Salva Kiir and Riek Machar would rather haggle over personal power and wealth than agree on solutions, over the past 19 months, the government has abdicated its responsibilities, failed to protect its citizens, and squandered its legitimacy.