WordCmp.com

boondoggle vs waste

waste vs boondoggle

boondoggle and waste both are nouns.

boondoggle is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

boondoggle and waste both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
boondoggle Yes No Yes No
waste Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, waste is a hypernym of boondoggle; that is, waste is a word with a broader meaning than boondoggle:
  • boondoggle: work of little or no value done merely to look busy
  • waste: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
Other hypernyms of boondoggle include dissipation, wastefulness.
boondoggle (noun) waste (noun)
work of little or no value done merely to look busy useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect
the trait of wasting resources
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
boondoggle (adjective) waste (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
boondoggle (verb) waste (verb)
do useless, wasteful, or trivial work become physically weaker
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
cause to grow thin or weak
lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
spend extravagantly
use inefficiently or inappropriately
get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing
run off as waste
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
dispose of
Difference between boondoggle and waste

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.