Hoard
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Hoard verb – To put (something of future use or value) in a safe or secret place. Usage example: he's been hoarding empty yogurt containers all winter, with the intention of using them to start seedlings in the spring
Waste is an antonym for hoard in put away topic.
Nearby Words: hoarded, hoarding, hoarder
Antonyms for Hoard
Waste
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Waste verb – To use up carelessly. Usage example: he wasted his lottery winnings on booze-soaked nights with gold diggers
Hoard is an antonym for waste in topics: ruin, dwindle.
Nearby Words: wasted, wasting, wasteful, wastage, wastefulness
Antonyms for Waste
How words are described
| massive | massive hoard | massive waste |
| big | big hoard | big waste |
| huge | huge hoard | huge waste |
| gigantic | gigantic hoard | gigantic waste |
| Other adjectives: accumulated. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- There, it is played very literally — what looks like a hoard of golden spheres is actually dangerous toxic waste causing Rapid Aging in anyone touching it.
Source: All That Glitters -
A "Tiger Sharks" episode of The Comic Strip is centered around what looks like a hoard of golden spheres, but is actually dangerous toxic waste causing Rapid Aging in anyone touching it.
Source: Rapid Aging - Young sorcerers tend to waste their power on extravagant, flashy effects while older, more experienced sorcerers hoard their magic to preserve the time they have left.
Source: Creator / Lyndon Hardy
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