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waste vs extravagance

extravagance vs waste

waste and extravagance both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but extravagance is not an adjective.

waste is a verb but extravagance is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
extravagance Yes No No No
As nouns, extravagance is a hyponym of waste; that is, extravagance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than waste:
  • waste: useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly
  • extravagance: the activity of excessive spending
waste (noun) extravagance (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly the activity of excessive spending
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect the trait of spending extravagantly
the trait of wasting resources the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
waste (adjective) extravagance (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) extravagance (verb)
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 waste and extravagance

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