Waste, n. Squandering, devastation, loss, decrease; void, desert, wilderness; refuse; prodigality, diminution, dissipation, destruction, havoc, desolation, ravage; solitude, expanse; consumption, expenditure, extravagance.
Ant. Restoration, renovation, reimbursement, renewal, recovery, restitution, reparation; accumulation, frugality, economy, thrift, hoard, store, accretion.
Waste, v. Squander, dissipate, lavish, desolate; ruin, devastate, destroy; wear away, impair, use up, consume, spend; damage, injure.
Ant. Restore, renovate, repair, renew; develop, multiply, augment; economize, hoard, accumulate, treasure, husband, protect.
Waste, a. Desolate, devastated, stripped, bare, dreary, dismal, gloomy, cheerless; worthless, valueless, refuse, rejected, unused, superfluous.
Ant. Populated, occupied, cheerful, lively; valuable, useful, essential, necessary.
Wasteful. Destructive, ruinous; lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant.
Ant. Careful, economical, frugal, protective.
Watch, v. Be awake, keep vigil, be on guard, tend; heed, observe, expect.
Ant. Sleep, drowse, slumber; be careless, neglect, overlook.