FRITTER AWAY Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

fritter (away)

verb

Definition of fritter (away)

as in to spend

to use up carelessly quit frittering away the afternoon playing video games and get some housework done!

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His campaign spent about $1 million to air two versions of the same ad, lower than the $4 million amount that was previously reported.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Compared to Geese, who spent years touring and releasing records before finally striking gold, Heathers has taken the sort of industry fast-track that makes conspiracy theorists start rolling out their corkboards and thumbtacks.

— Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026

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Black employees were more likely than others named on the list to have lost their jobs and still be unemployed, the Post found.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Beyond that frequency, the optical signal can lose intensity and become less useful for reliable data transmission.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026

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