Synonyms of squanders

squanders

verb

present tense third-person singular of squander

1

as in spends

to use up carelessly

squandered all her money gambling in casinos

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spends
• loses
• wastes
• lavishes
• dissipates
• runs through
• blows
• throws away
• consumes
• trifles (away)
• depletes
• misspends
• impoverishes
• fiddles away
• fritters (away)
• expends
• plays ducks and drakes with
• makes ducks and drakes of
• exhausts
• indulges
• disburses
• overspends
• splurges
• overindulges
• shoots
• lays out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• conserves
• protects
• economizes
• preserves
• saves
• skimps
• scrimps
• hoards
• lays up

2

as in disperses

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart

a single blast of the shotgun squandered the herd of deer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disperses
• scatters
• dispels
• dissipates
• disbands
• segregates
• disseminates
• diffuses
• isolates
• separates
• clears out
• splits (up)
• parts
• diverges
• spreads
• breaks up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collects
• concentrates
• gathers
• assembles
• clusters
• congregates
• unites
• unifies
• conglomerates
• agglutinates
• ingathers