Hypernyms for "waste"
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body waste
boondoggle
burn
crud
dissipate
dross
effluent
excrement
excreta
excretion
excretory product
exhaust
exhaust fumes
extravagance
filth
fling
food waste
fool
fool away
fritter
fritter away
frivol away
fumes
gangrene
garbage
heath
heathland
high life
highlife
impurity
lavish
lavishness
luxuriate
mortify
necrose
overspend
pollutant
prodigality
refuse
rubbish
ruin
scrap
scraps
sewage
sewer water
sewerage
shoot
shower
skank
slop
sphacelate
splurge
squandering
toxic industrial waste
toxic waste
trash
wanton
waste of effort
waste of energy
waste of material
waste of money
waste of time
wastewater
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.