squander
To waste money or time in a careless way.
squander in a sentence
- Jack squandered all his pocket money on sweets in a single afternoon.
- Don't squander the whole morning watching telly, or we will never finish building the treehouse.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to squander?
- Awaste
- Bsave
- Ckeep
- Dstore
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A: waste. The other three mean the opposite of squander.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to squander?
- Asave
- Bwaste
- Cmisuse
- Dfritter
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A: save. The other three mean nearly the same as squander.
Words that mean something similar
waste, fritter, misuse
Words that mean the opposite
save, keep, store
More words about behaviour & manners
- submissive: Always willing to obey others without arguing.
- submit: To give in to someone, or to hand in work for someone to judge.
- subterfuge: A trick used to hide what you are really doing, or to get your own way.
- succumb: To give in to something you have been fighting against.
- swagger: To walk in a proud, show-off way; or that proud way of walking.
- tactful: Careful not to upset people with what you say or do.
- tamper: To touch or change something you should not, often causing damage.
- tantrum: A sudden burst of angry, childish behaviour.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test