Waste, wasteful, squanderer, squanderer, extravagance, squandering are cognate words. In this article, we will provide information about one of these words - the noun "waste": we will clarify the meaning and morphological characteristics, we will select synonyms.
Lexical meaning
So let's get started, waste is a waste. But not simple, but thoughtless. In other words, reckless.
If you think about the word itself, it becomes clear that waste is a word somehow connected with the verbs "squander" or "spend". What kind of quality, we can find out if we open the explanatory dictionary.
Spending is spending too much.
Morphological characteristics, declension
Waste is a common neuter inanimate noun. The word is inflected and, like all neuter nouns, belongs to the second declension.
| Case | Question | Examples of usage in this case |
| Nominative | What? | All students answered that wastefulness is bad. |
| Genitive | What? | This is an example of extreme waste. |
| Dative | What? | Count Ryazanov treated his daughter's wastefulness indulgently. |
| Accusative | What? | Such waste cannot be overlooked. |
| Instrumental | What? | Buying another fur coat seemed to Anna Nikolaevna's wife a stupid, insane waste. |
| Prepositional case | About what? | We won't talk about waste now, we'll wait. |
It's worth noting that "waste" is an uncountable noun. Consequently, the plural form is not used in colloquial everyday speech.
Waste: synonyms
Synonyms make our speech less insipid, they allow you to choose the most accurate definition for an object, phenomenon or event. Are there any synonyms for the noun "waste"? This is extravagance, squandering, squandering, excess, squandering, carelessness.
Phrases with the noun "waste"
How wasteful can it be?
blasphemous, unforgivable, real, criminal, thoughtless, intentional, deceitful, pitiful, insane, forced, unacceptable,explainable, inexplicable, specific, superfluous, superfluous, empty, complete, own, one, reckless, stupid, crazy, foreign, alien, terrible, amazing, amazing, offensive, undisguised, any, purest, creepy, discouraging, fictional, Parisian, Londonish, ostentatious, hidden, aimless, incredible, unreasonable, ugly, disgusting, unpunished, carefree, forced, extreme.
