wasteful

Phonetic Respelling: [ weyst-fuhl ]

Definition:

adj. using more than is needed.

Sentence:

It was wasteful to throw away my food.

More example sentences:

It was wasteful to throw away my food.

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This kind of duplication is wasteful.

Hear it

Synonyms:

extravagant; lavish; uneconomical

Antonyms:

frugal; thrifty; efficient

How many syllables in wasteful?

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Divide wasteful into syllables:

waste-ful

Wasteful rhymes:

Two Syllable Rhymes
- tasteful
- wasteful
Three Syllable Rhymes
- distasteful

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