WASTAGE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

wastage

noun

ˈwā-stij

Definition of wastage

as in destruction

the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless the slash-and-burn wastage of the surrounding countryside as the army made its way to the sea

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Recent Examples of wastage And that's a very efficient way to approach shaping biscuits because there are no offcuts and there's no wastage. — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 4 Mar. 2026 But if the current isn’t evenly distributed, this can lead to uneven coating, which causes nickel wastage and thicker-than-needed layers. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 27 Dec. 2025 Despite this administration’s claim of streamlining the government to make its operations more efficient, a range of recent federal policies have, in fact, exacerbated food wastage. — Tevis Garrett Graddy-Lovelace, The Conversation, 26 Nov. 2025 Make small batches to mitigate the risk of spoilage and wastage. — Nicole Hvidsten, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wastage

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Sixty-five percent of Gazans agreed that armed resistance had failed to protect Palestinians and had instead brought destruction.

— Michael Robbins, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026
Look past the 1951 setting, however, and the movie's anti-war message about humanity being on a crash course to destruction has never lost its poignancy.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of destruction

Noun

By then, fire had ravaged the community; the report suggests that incident commanders were unaware of the devastation.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
How to Help Nepal’s Flood Victims Despite the devastation, there has been a beacon of hope.

— Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of devastation

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The devastating loss of the coast has opened up the path for a change in the Saudis’ intolerance for dissent within the anti-Houthi coalition, however.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
The rite symbolizes the deceased's final departure from the world of the living and helps the family come to terms with the loss.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of loss

Noun

LeCun is more concerned about AI regulatory capture than human extinction.

— Emily Forlini, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
The Florida panther was close to extinction when the Endangered Species Preservation Act of 1966, the predecessor of the Endangered Species Act, was passed and led to changes that began to help stabilize the population.

— Timothy Randhir, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of extinction

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Earlier this week, a single Republican senator blocked Democrats' attempts to stop the construction of the arch as well as the demolition of the Kennedy Center.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
Phoenix also holds stakes in at least eight other companies providing equipment for the Israeli military ranging from drones to warships to demolition machinery, CNN found.

— Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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