Make and Waste

Make

Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.

Waste is an antonym for make.

Nearby Words: makeup, making, maker

Waste

Waste verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: one country attempting to waste another

Make is an antonym for waste.

How words are described

human human make human waste
good good make good waste
long long make long waste
complete complete make complete waste
Other adjectives: real, big, huge, dangerous, little, terrible, boring, bigger.

Common collocations

wish make wish waste wish
effort make effort waste effort
character make character waste character
life make life waste life
Other words: point, turn, time, world, money.

Both words in one sentence

  • Just make sure the appropriately equipped ship is in the front and the enemy will happily waste time shooting at the shield instead of trying to get around it.
    Source: A.I. Breaker
  • You Could Have Used Your Powers for Good In Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’, Goku notes Freeza would make a perfect sparring partner and considers his obsession with revenge and world domination a waste of talent.
  • Min-Maxing aka: Min Max Increasing more than one would just be a waste of time, as the other parameters never make a difference.
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