WASTE OF TIME: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for WASTE OF TIME?

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Associations of "Waste of time" (30 Words)

abandon	Leave behind empty; move out of. An attempt to persuade businesses not to abandon the area to inner city deprivation.
bin	Store in bins. Piles of junk that should have been binned years ago.
dalliance	A casual romantic or sexual relationship. MPs have the opportunity for dalliance as they are away from home for much of the week.
dally	Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions. Get busy don t dally.
discard	Anything that is cast aside or discarded. West led a heart and East was able to discard his club loser.
disposal	The power to use something or someone. Disposals of fixed and non current assets.
dispose	Kill. The dots are unevenly disposed.
dump	A piece of land where waste materials are dumped. An ammunitions dump.
dumping	Selling goods abroad at a price below that charged in the domestic market.
eliminate	Eliminate from the body. The cyclist has eliminated all the competitors in the race.
garbage	A worthless message. Garbage littered the estate.
inefficient	Not producing desired results; wasteful. An inefficient campaign against drugs.
jettison	The action of jettisoning something. Six aircraft jettisoned their loads in the sea.
junk	Junk bonds. We need to clear out our junk room.
landfill	Bury in a landfill. Landfill sites.
leaving	The act of departing.
litter	Give birth to a litter of animals. The sitting room was littered with books.
prodigality	Excessive spending.
recycle	Cause to repeat a cycle. We must recycle the cardboard boxes.
recycling	The act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products. Every Monday we put our recycling out on the curb for pick up.
refuse	Refuse to let have. The car refused to start.
residual	Relating to or indicating a remainder. She has been awarded more than 4 5 million in residuals and profits from the highly successful television show.
residue	A substance that remains after a process such as combustion or evaporation. The residue of the country s colonial past.
reuse	Use again after processing. The ballast was cleaned ready for reuse.
rubble	The remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up. The tower is built of stone rubble faced with ashlar.
scavenge	Remove unwanted substances from. People sell junk scavenged from the garbage.
squander	Spend thoughtlessly; throw away. The team squandered several good scoring chances.
trash	Worthless material that is to be disposed of. Trade associations trashed the legislation as deficient.
vestigial	Not fully developed in mature animals. The vestigial wings of kiwis are entirely hidden.