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waste vs wilderness

wilderness vs waste

waste and wilderness both are nouns.

waste is an adjective but wilderness is not an adjective.

waste is a verb but wilderness is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
waste Yes Yes Yes No
wilderness Yes No No No
As nouns, wilderness is a hypernym of waste; that is, wilderness is a word with a broader meaning than waste:
  • waste: an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
  • wilderness: a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
Other hypernyms of waste include wild.
waste (noun) wilderness (noun)
useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly a bewildering profusion
(law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect a wild and uninhabited area left in its natural condition
the trait of wasting resources (politics) a state of disfavor
an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
waste (adjective) wilderness (adjective)
located in a dismal or remote area; desolate
waste (verb) wilderness (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 wilderness

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