Prize
Prize noun - Someone or something unusually desirable.
Waste
Waste noun - Discarded or useless material.
Usage example: gathered up the waste when he was finished sewing
How words are described
| human | human prize | human waste |
| good | good prize | good waste |
| real | real prize | real waste |
| big | big prize | big waste |
| Other adjectives: huge, worthless, little, useless, greatest, bigger. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Consolation Prize: If you waste enough items on a Pokémon that runs away, you still get 25 XP for your effort.
Source: Video Game / Pokémon Go -
Stacker machines actually decide—before the game has even been played—whether the player is allowed to win a major prize or not; this means it's possible to "waste" winning games, as well as make your way to the end but never have a chance of winning.
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Waste and Prize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prize/waste
Prize & Waste. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/prize/waste>.
Waste or Prize. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/prize/waste.
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