destroy vs waste

waste vs destroy

destroy is not a noun while waste is a noun.

destroy is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

destroy and waste both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
destroy	No	No	Yes	No
waste	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, waste is a hyponym of destroy; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than destroy:

destroy: destroy completely; damage irreparably
waste: cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Other hyponyms of destroy include burn, burn down, fire, desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, harry, ravage, break, break, bust, vandalise, vandalize, do a job on, subvert, get, devour, despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate, explode, consume, shipwreck, bust up, wrack, wreck, kick down, kick in, wash out.

destroy (noun)	waste (noun)
	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

destroy (adjective)	waste (adjective)
	located in a dismal or remote area; desolate

destroy (verb)	waste (verb)
defeat soundly and humiliatingly	become physically weaker
destroy completely; damage irreparably	cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
put (an animal) to death	cause to grow thin or weak
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of	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

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