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dissipation(noun, ruin, wildness, disappearance)
8
waste(noun, ruin, damage, harm, use)
6
loss(noun, ruin, waste, wildness)
5
squandering(noun, ruin, wildness, immoderation)
3
expenditure(noun, ruin, wildness, spending)
2
destruction(noun, ruin, spending)
2
exhaustion(noun, ruin, expenditure, spending)
1
devastation(noun, ruin, spending)
1
extravagance(noun, ruin, waste, surplus)
1
havoc(noun, ruin, spending)
1
prodigality(noun, ruin, wildness, immoderation)
1
profligacy(noun, wildness, immoderation, overspending)
1
ravage(noun, ruin, damage, harm, plague)
1
ruin(noun, spending)
1
unthriftiness(noun, ruin, damage, harm, plague)
1
wastefulness(noun, ruin, wildness, immoderation)
0
desolation(noun, ruin, spending)
0
lavishness(noun, ruin, wildness, immoderation)
0
lost opportunity(noun, expression, ruin, damage, harm)
0
abusage(wildness, overspending)
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APASmart Define. (2015). wastage thesaurus. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/wastage/thesaurus/synonyms
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