Rich and Waste

Rich

Rich adjective - Having goods, property, or money in abundance.

Waste is an antonym for rich.

Nearby Words: richness, riches, richly, Richie

Waste

Waste adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.
Usage example: waste acreage that was not fit for anything

Rich is an antonym for waste.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Transformers: Fall of Cybertron He also thought that using the space bridge was a waste of time and energy, even after he found out that it would lead to another energy-rich planet.
  • Dug Too Deep When this location was mined out, they discovered that in addition to rich iron deposits, the mine contained acidophilic archaea that lived off of the rich iron deposits, metabolizing them and producing sulfuric acid as waste.
    Source: Dug Too Deep
  • Trapped by Mountain Lions Most of the cases are pretty important stuff like murders and Nazi plots, but one involves helping some rich lady find her missing dog, which even your fellow detective lamphades is a waste of time.
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