Make
Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
Waste
Waste verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.
Usage example: one country attempting to waste another
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
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 -
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.
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Increasing more than one would just be a waste of time, as the other parameters never make a difference.
Source: Min-Maxing aka: Min Max
Cite this Source
Waste and Make. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/waste
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Waste or Make. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/make/waste.
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