Fool
Fool verb - Spend frivolously and unwisely.
Waste
Waste verb - To use up carelessly.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| long | long fool | long waste |
| complete | complete fool | complete waste |
| utter | utter fool | utter waste |
| total | total fool | total waste |
| Other adjectives: fat, stupid, selfish, real, big, dangerous, miserable, little, absolute, cold, foolish, useless, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In some variants of The Love of Three Oranges, the prince is a fool, which is how he gets himself cursed, and is foolish enough to waste the first two oranges.
Source: The Fool / Fairy Tales -
In effect they say it is a fool's mission, and waste no time telling Hitler and his "new guard."
Cite this Source
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