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waste vs garbage

garbage vs waste

waste and garbage both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but garbage is not an adjective.

waste is a verb but garbage is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
garbage Yes No No No
As nouns, garbage is a hyponym of waste; that is, garbage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than waste:
  • waste: any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
  • garbage: food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
waste (noun) garbage (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly a receptacle where waste can be discarded
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect a worthless message
the trait of wasting resources food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
waste (adjective) garbage (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) garbage (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 garbage

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