Hypernyms for "waste"
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act
activity
apply
cast aside
cast away
cast out
chuck out
course
debilitate
deed
degenerate
destroy
deteriorate
devolve
discard
dispose
drain
drop
employ
enfeeble
expend
feed
fling
flow
human action
human activity
improvidence
kill
material
put away
ruin
run
shortsightedness
spend
stuff
throw away
throw out
toss
toss away
toss out
use
utilise
utilize
weaken
wild
wilderness
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.