Wasted — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective verb /ˈwā-stəd/ wast·ed

Meaning & Definition of Wasted

Wasted (adjective)

  1. laid waste, ravaged
  2. impaired in strength or health, emaciated
  3. gone by, elapsed

Wasted (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. lacking bodily strength

    "a wasted frame—a shadow of the man he once was"

    similar: asthenic, debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, languid, low, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, slight, soft, softened, tender, unsubstantial, weak, weakened, wimpish, wimpy
    related: disabled, incapacitated, invalid, paralyzed, broken-down, decrepit, impotent, powerless, breakable, flimsy, fragile, dizzy, groggy, rocky, unsteady, woozy, drained, exhausted, flagging, tired, weary, worn-out, damaged, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, unsound, resistless, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding
    opposite: mighty, powerful, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong
    near: able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, fit, husky, muscular, sinewy, strapping, virile, hard, hardy, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sturdy, tough, fortified, hardened, inured, strengthened, toughened, energetic, energized, invigorated, vigorous, vitalized, hale, healthy, sound, capable, competent, convalescing, recovering, recuperating

  2. suffering extreme weight loss as a result of hunger or disease

    "a frail and wasted famine victim"

    similar: cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, skeletal
    related: bony, lank, lanky, rawboned, scraggy, scrawny, sinewy, skinny, spare, thin, starved, underfed, undernourished, famished, hungry, starving, shriveled, withered, wizened
    near: beefy, brawny, burly, fit, hale, healthy, hearty, husky, chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, heavyset, obese, overweight, plump, portly, pudgy, roly-poly, rotund, stocky, thickset, tubby, flabby, soft

  3. being under the influence of a recreational drug

    "the documentary portrays the comedian as someone who was often too wasted to function socially"

    similar: blasted (slang), blitzed (slang), bombed, high, hopped-up, loaded (slang), ripped (slang), spaced-out, stoned, strung out, wiped out (slang), zonked, zonked-out
    related: addicted, hooked
    opposite: sober, straight
    near: abstemious, abstinent, clean, temperate, clearheaded, cool, level, steady

  4. being under the influence of alcohol

    "unfortunately, his college years were largely spent getting wasted"

    similar: besotted, blasted (slang), blind, blitzed (slang), blotto (slang), bombed, boozy, canned (slang), cockeyed, crocked, drunk, drunken, fried, gassed, hammered (slang), high, impaired, inebriate, inebriated, intoxicated, juiced (slang), lit, lit up, loaded (slang), looped, oiled (slang), pickled, pie-eyed, plastered, potted (slang), ripped (slang), sloshed (slang), smashed (slang), sottish, soused, sozzled, squiffed, stewed, stiff, stinking (slang), stoned, tanked (slang), tiddly (chiefly British), tight, tipsy, wet, wiped out (slang), in one's cups, in the bag (slang), three sheets in the wind, under the influence, under the weather
    related: maudlin, beery, befuddled, bleary-eyed, crapulous, dopey, rocky, strung out, stupefied, debauched, dissipated, dissolute, alcoholic, bibulous, dipsomaniacal
    opposite: sober, straight
    near: abstemious, abstinent, dry, temperate, teetotal, clearheaded, cool, level, steady

Wasted (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to use up carelessly

    "he wasted his lottery winnings on booze-soaked nights with gold diggers"

    similar: blew, dissipated, fiddled away, frittered (away), lavished, lost, misspent, ran through, spent, squandered, threw away, trifled (away), played ducks and drakes with
    related: splurged, consumed, depleted, exhausted, impoverished, overspent, shot, indulged, overindulged, disbursed, expended, laid out
    opposite: conserved
    near: economized, scrimped, skimped, preserved, protected, saved, hoarded, laid up

  2. to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

    "one country attempting to waste another"

    similar: annihilated, creamed, decimated, demolished, desolated, destroyed, devastated, did in, extinguished, nuked, pulled down, pulverized, razed, rubbed out, ruined, shattered, smashed, tore down, totaled, vaporized, wracked, wrecked
    related: beat, bested, clobbered, conquered, crushed, defeated, drubbed, licked, mastered, overbore, overcame, overmatched, prevailed (over), routed, scotched, skunked, subdued, surmounted, thrashed, trimmed, triumphed (over), trounced, walloped, whipped, won (against), blasted, blew up, broke, crippled, damaged, defaced, deteriorated, disfigured, disintegrated, dissolved, dynamited, harmed, impaired, injured, mangled, marred, mutilated, spoiled, vitiated, eroded, scoured, swept (away), washed out, wore (away), dilapidated, disassembled, dismantled, gutted, took down, unbuilt, undid, unmade, blotted out, effaced, eradicated, expunged, exterminated, extirpated, liquidated, obliterated, removed, rooted (out), snuffed (out), stamped (out), wiped out, despoiled, havocked, looted, pillaged, plundered, ravaged, sacked, trampled, trashed, vandalized, assassinated, butchered, cut down, dispatched, executed, felled, killed, killed off, massacred, mowed (down), murdered, slaughtered, slew, took out, zapped
    opposite: built, constructed, erected, put up, raised, reared, set up
    near: doctored, fixed, mended, patched, reconditioned, repaired, revamped, created, invented, assembled, fabricated, fashioned, forged, formed, framed, made, manufactured, molded, produced, shaped, brought about, constituted, established, fathered, founded, instituted, organized, conserved, preserved, protected, saved, rebuilt, reconstructed, remodeled, renovated, restored

  3. to diminish the physical strength of

    "endless months of inactivity wasted him"

    similar: debilitated, devitalized, enervated, enfeebled, etiolated, prostrated, sapped, softened, tired, weakened
    related: crippled, disabled, hamstrung, incapacitated, depleted, depressed, exhausted, impoverished, unmanned, washed out, damaged, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, invalided, laid up, broke down, ground (down), wore down, wore out, paralyzed
    opposite: beefed (up), fortified, strengthened
    near: energized, invigorated, recruited, rejuvenated, vitalized, hardened, seasoned, toughened

Related Entry: Waste (verb)

Waste is a different word from Wasted. The synonyms below are for waste, not for wasted.

  1. to use up carelessly

    "he wasted his lottery winnings on booze-soaked nights with gold diggers"

    similar: blow, dissipate, fiddle away, fritter (away), lavish, lose, misspend, run through, spend, squander, throw away, trifle (away), play ducks and drakes with
    related: splurge, consume, deplete, exhaust, impoverish, overspend, shoot, indulge, overindulge, disburse, expend, lay out
    opposite: conserve
    near: economize, scrimp, skimp, preserve, protect, save, hoard, lay up

  2. to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of

    "one country attempting to waste another"

    similar: annihilate, cream, decimate, demolish, desolate, destroy, devastate, do in, extinguish, nuke, pull down, pulverize, raze, rub out, ruin, shatter, smash, tear down, total, vaporize, wrack, wreck
    related: beat, best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, overbear, overcome, overmatch, prevail (over), rout, scotch, skunk, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph (over), trounce, wallop, whip, win (against), blast, blow up, break, cripple, damage, deface, deteriorate, disfigure, disintegrate, dissolve, dynamite, harm, impair, injure, mangle, mar, mutilate, spoil, vitiate, erode, scour, sweep (away), wash out, wear (away), dilapidate, disassemble, dismantle, gut, take down, unbuild, undo, unmake, blot out, efface, eradicate, expunge, exterminate, extirpate, liquidate, obliterate, remove, root (out), snuff (out), stamp (out), wipe out, despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ravage, sack, trample, trash, vandalize, assassinate, butcher, cut down, dispatch, execute, fell, kill, kill off, massacre, mow (down), murder, slaughter, slay, take out, zap
    opposite: build, construct, erect, put up, raise, rear, set up
    near: doctor, fix, mend, patch, recondition, repair, revamp, create, invent, assemble, fabricate, fashion, forge, form, frame, make, manufacture, mold, produce, shape, bring about, constitute, establish, father, found, institute, organize, conserve, preserve, protect, save, rebuild, reconstruct, remodel, renovate, restore

  3. to diminish the physical strength of

    "endless months of inactivity wasted him"

    similar: debilitate, devitalize, enervate, enfeeble, etiolate, prostrate, sap, soften, tire, weaken
    related: cripple, disable, hamstring, incapacitate, deplete, depress, exhaust, impoverish, unman, wash out, damage, harm, hurt, impair, injure, invalid, lay up, break down, grind (down), wear down, wear out, paralyze
    opposite: beef (up), fortify, strengthen
    near: energize, invigorate, recruit, rejuvenate, vitalize, harden, season, toughen

Related Entry: Waste (away) (verb)

Waste (away) is a different word from Wasted. The synonyms below are for waste (away), not for wasted.

  1. to lose bodily strength or vigor

    "the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away"

    similar: decay, droop, emaciate, fade, fail, flag, go, lag, languish, sag, sink, weaken, wilt, wither
    related: break down, wear out, yield, degenerate, deteriorate, rot, run down
    near: convalesce, rally, rebound, recover, recuperate, gain

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Wasted

The most common words with a similar meaning to Wasted:

Slang: blasted, blitzed, loaded, ripped, wiped out, blotto, canned, hammered, juiced, oiled, potted, sloshed
Chiefly British: tiddly
asthenic, debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled, faint, feeble, frail, infirm, languid, low, prostrate, prostrated, sapped, slight, soft, softened, tender, unsubstantial, weak, weakened, wimpish, wimpy, cadaverous, emaciated, gaunt, haggard, skeletal, bombed, high, hopped-up, spaced-out, stoned, strung out, zonked, zonked-out, besotted, blind

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Wasted

Words with the opposite meaning of Wasted:

mighty, powerful, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong, sober, straight, conserved, built, constructed, erected, put up, raised, reared, set up, beefed (up), fortified, strengthened

Related Words for Wasted

disabled, incapacitated, invalid, paralyzed, broken-down, decrepit, impotent, powerless, breakable, flimsy, fragile, dizzy, groggy, rocky, unsteady, woozy, drained, exhausted, flagging, weary, worn-out, damaged, harmed, hurt, injured, unsound, resistless, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable

Near Antonyms of Wasted

able-bodied, athletic, beefy, brawny, fit, husky, muscular, sinewy, strapping, virile, hard, hardy, lusty, red-blooded, robust, sturdy, tough, hardened, inured, toughened, energetic, energized, invigorated, vigorous, vitalized, hale, healthy, sound, capable, competent

Origin & Etymology of Wasted

First known use: 15th century

Frequently Asked Questions about Wasted

What does "Wasted" mean?

"Wasted" means laid waste, ravaged. As an an adjective and a verb, it is defined as: laid waste, ravaged. It has 7 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Wasted"?

Other words for "Wasted" include asthenic, debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled and faint. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Wasted" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Wasted"?

There are 297 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Wasted". Common alternatives include asthenic, debilitated, delicate, down-and-out, effete, enervated, enfeebled, faint, feeble and frail.

What is a slang word for "Wasted"?

Slang words for "Wasted" include blasted, blitzed, loaded, ripped, wiped out and blotto.

What is the opposite of "Wasted"?

Antonyms of "Wasted" include mighty, powerful, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong, sober and straight. Near antonyms include able-bodied, athletic, beefy and brawny.

How do you use "Wasted" in a sentence?

Examples of "Wasted" in a sentence: "a wasted frame—a shadow of the man he once was"; "a frail and wasted famine victim"; "the documentary portrays the comedian as someone who was often too wasted to function socially".

Is "Wasted" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Wasted" can be used as an adjective and a verb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Wasted"?

"Wasted" is pronounced /ˈwā-stəd/ and divided into syllables as wast·ed.