Waste

Discarded materials or resources.

garbage refuse trash rubbish

Waste refers to materials or resources that are discarded as useless or unwanted. It can also describe the process of using something to a point where it is no longer useful.

Pronunciation

/weɪst/

Etymology

From Old English wǣst 'waste land, deserted place,' from Proto-West Germanic *wast

Synonyms — Similar or Related Terms

discard refuse rubbish trash garbage

Antonyms — Opposites or Contrasts

resource conservation

Hypernyms — Broader Categories

matter discard

Hyponyms — Specific Examples

industrial waste nuclear waste food waste

Meronyms — Parts or Components

rubbish debris trash

Holonyms — Wholes or Groups

environment ecosystem

Indexes

environmental process natural object

Debris
Decay
Degradation
Deletion
Remains
Remnants
Use
Utilization

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