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deteriorate vs waste

waste vs deteriorate

deteriorate is not a noun while waste is a noun.

deteriorate is not an adjective while waste is an adjective.

deteriorate and waste both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deteriorate No No Yes No
waste Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, waste is a hyponym of deteriorate; that is, waste is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deteriorate:
  • deteriorate: grow progressively worse
  • waste: become physically weaker
Other hyponyms of deteriorate include fatigue, jade, pall, tire, weary, fade, languish, rot.
deteriorate (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
deteriorate (adjective) waste (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
deteriorate (verb) waste (verb)
grow progressively worse become physically weaker
become worse or disintegrate 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 deteriorate and waste

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