wasting

Definitions

The act of using or expending something carelessly, extravagantly, or to no purpose.

A progressive, debilitating loss of body tissue or muscle mass, often due to disease.

The process of becoming gradually weaker or less effective.

Examples

I feel like I am wasting my time by waiting for a bus that never arrives.

Stop wasting your energy on things that you cannot control.

Synonyms

squandering dissipating misusing frittering consuming depleting exhausting

Antonyms

saving conserving preserving hoarding storing husbanding economizing