11
squandered(adjective, wasted)
8
thrown away(verb, expression, adjective, phrasal verb, wasted)
8
wasted(adjective, wasted)
7
dissipated(adjective, wasted)
5
lost(adjective, destroyed, extinct)
3
down the drain(expression, adjective, idiom, wasted)
3
idle(adjective, wasted)
3
misused
3
prodigal(adjective, wasted)
3
profitless(adjective, wasted)
2
imprudent(adjective, wasted)
2
spent
2
used
1
blown(adjective, wasted)
1
consumed
1
diddled
1
misapplied(adjective, wasted)
1
misappropriated
0
absurd
0
abused
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