SQUANDER Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

squander

verb

ˈskwän-dər

Definition of squander

as in to spend

to use up carelessly squandered all her money gambling in casinos

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as in to disperse

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart a single blast of the shotgun squandered the herd of deer

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Recent Examples of squander And the league is committed to working tirelessly to squander it. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026 Before the All-Star break, Alex Call squandering both of the Dodgers’ available challenges, all in the second inning. — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 20 July 2026 France had enough offensive firepower to potentially win the tournament, but Les Bleus lost to Spain in the semifinals and squandered their chance at reaching a third straight World Cup final. — Alanis Thames, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026 But in the semifinals, England squandered a late 1-0 lead to Lionel Messi and Argentina, and France — a tournament favorite —was outclassed 2-0 by Spain. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for squander

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Charles Duhigg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of The Power of Habit, which spent over three years on bestseller lists and has been translated into 40 languages, and Smarter Faster Better, also a bestseller.

— Big Think, Big Think, 2 Aug. 2026
Syeda Sultana, chief operating officer at the digital marketing platform Vettted, spent a decade managing a global sustainability program.

— Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of spend

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José Ramírez loses his bat during the game on June 2, 2026 at Yankee Stadium.

— Katie Houlis, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Data from the Office of Personnel Management shows that the agency lost more than 3,300 staff, roughly one-quarter of its total workforce, over the past fiscal year.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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Smart lighting energy automation shuts that waste down without asking you to remember anything, and the tools to set it up have gotten cheap enough that a single afternoon can pay off for years.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
Alonso has arrived at Stamford Bridge after establishing himself as one of Europe’s brightest young coaches, and Chelsea have wasted little time reshaping their squad around the Spaniard’s ideas.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of waste

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