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wasted

adjective wast·ed \ ˈwā-stəd \

Definition of wasted

1 : laid waste : ravaged

2 : impaired in strength or health : emaciated

3 archaic : gone by : elapsed

the chronicle of wasted time
—William Shakespeare

4 : unprofitably used, made, or expended

wasted effort

5 slang : intoxicated from drugs or alcohol

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Examples of wasted in a Sentence

I saw him before the party and he was already wasted.
a wasted frame—a shadow of the man he once was

First Known Use of wasted

15th century

wasted Synonyms

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

mighty, powerful, rugged, stalwart, stout, strong

Related Words

challenged, 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, lame, unsound; resistless, susceptible, unresistant, vulnerable, yielding

Near Antonyms

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

WASTED Defined for English Language Learners

wasted

adjective

Definition of wasted for English Language Learners

: not used, spent, etc., in a good, useful, or effective way
: very thin because of sickness or lack of food
: very drunk or affected by drugs

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