Wasted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈweɪstɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Wasted is an adjective meaning Not profitably used.
Meaning
Not profitably used.
More Meanings
- Ravaged or deteriorated.
- Emaciated and haggard.
- (medicine) Low weight-for-height (for a person).
- simple past and past participle of waste
- (slang) Exhausted.
- (slang) Very drunk or stoned.
Example Sentences
Well I'm near the end and I just ain't got the time / And I'm wasted and I can't find my way home
I went to the minimart...It’s about a fifteen minute walk both ways. But I didn’t wanna drive cause I was really wasted.
A brief steep ascent and then a more gradual ascent through snow. Bets probably had taken my water container by then. Mack asks how I'm doing. I manage the words — pretty wasted. She offers to take the tent.
Synonyms for wasted
Depending on context, synonyms include misspent, squandered, damaged, defective, deteriorated, dilapidated.
Antonyms for wasted
Common opposites include enlarged, hypertrophied.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include desolate, lost, worthless, pointless, otiose, gaunt.
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