Austerity and Waste

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Austerity noun - The trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures).

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Waste is an antonym for austerity.

Nearby Words: austere, austerely

Waste noun - An instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint.

Usage example: it seems like a waste to spend my entire paycheck on a bigger TV

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Austerity is an antonym for waste.

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Waste and Austerity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/austerity/waste

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