WASTED (AWAY) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

wasted (away)

verb

Definition of wasted (away)

past tense of waste (away)

as in weakened

to lose bodily strength or vigor the tuberculosis resulted in her simply wasting away

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Yet finance, policy certainty and infrastructure weakened for the first time in more than a decade.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Internal fractures, economic decline and public frustration have weakened the movement and opened a new chapter of uncertainty.

— Armando Regil Velasco, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of weakened

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As impact heating faded, the upper mantle cooled, and the once-thin basaltic crust thickened.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 5 July 2026
On Saturday night, the visibility faded to a point where the old-school scoreboard above the center-field bleachers could not be seen from the press box high atop the Friendly Confines.

— Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of faded

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This was the case for Morocco’s opener, where Casemiro had eyes on two players at once while his team-mates failed to cut out the pass ahead of him.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
The stutter-step approach by Bruno Guimãraes on the penalty kick failed anyway and the game remained scoreless into the first hydration break.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of failed

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The rookie point guard went 7 of 19 from the field and 4 of 9 from 3-point range after struggling with his shot in his summer league debut.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Desperate to close the gap, Sebastian Berhalter brought energy off the bench and nearly scored, but his shot went wide left.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

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