Squander (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Synonyms

• Blow
• Waste

Hypernyms

• Use
• Expend

Hyponyms

• Burn

Related Words

• Squanderer (noun)

Meaning ²

Spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

• Waste
• Ware
• Consume

Hypernyms

• Drop
• Spend

Hyponyms

• Drink
• Lavish
• Splurge
• Shoot
• Overspend
• Fool
• Fritter Away
• Fool Away
• Luxuriate
• Fritter
• Dissipate

Related Words

• Squandering (noun)
• Squanderer (noun)