Check
Check verb - To be in agreement on every point.
Waste
Waste verb - To use up carelessly.
How words are described
| good | good check | good waste |
| long | long check | long waste |
| real | real check | real waste |
| massive | massive check | massive waste |
| Other adjectives: big, serious, enormous, huge, little, incredible, unnecessary, medical, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The constant, endless fire helped distract him and contributed to making him waste the energy he needed to keep his power in check.
Source: Immune to Bullets -
Ego starts one when he hears that Gusteau's is "popular" again, but pauses to check the label and decides his wine is too good to waste in such a fashion.
Source: Western Animation / Ratatouille - Nobility being incompetent and a waste of space unless some independent group acts as check and balance.
Source: Literature / Familias Regnant
Cite this Source
Waste and Check. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/waste
Check & Waste. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/waste>.
Waste or Check. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/check/waste.
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