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View synonyms for squander

squander

[ skwon-der ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully (often followed by away ).

    Synonyms: lavish, dissipate, waste

    Antonyms: save

  2. to scatter.


noun

  1. extravagant or wasteful expenditure.

squander

/ ˈskwɒndə /

verb

  1. to spend wastefully or extravagantly; dissipate
  2. an obsolete word for scatter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. rare.
    extravagance or dissipation
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈsquanderer, noun
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Other Words From

  • squander·er noun
  • squander·ing·ly adverb
  • re·squander verb (used with object)
  • un·squandered adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of squander1

First recorded in 1585–95; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of squander1

C16: of unknown origin
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Synonym Study

See spend.
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Example Sentences

Fans, pundits, and even players themselves regularly squander the chance to discuss race in meaningful ways.

Yet abandoning the push for equality now would squander a rare opportunity.

“I watched the government squander a ridiculous amount of money on technology,” he says.

We need to tell our politicians to not squander our heritage.

On the other hand, if we let fear carry the day, we will squander another key moment to move forward together.

Arbitrary so far as doing the right thing as trustee went, not suffering me, or any one else, to squander a shilling.

But a belligerent should not squander on diversions strength which might be employed in the main conflict.

Then he pointed to the beautifully worked manta, “Did she squander wealth of hers on that?”

Time is a divine inheritance that no man has a right to squander.

He is not content to squander his immense wealth in race-horses and champagne.

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