Qualities

Synonyms for wasted

Two senses of wasted live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

serving no useful purpose

Advice is wasted words.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

pointless

Same sentence, swapped: Advice is pointless words.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for wasted as it is used in the sentence above.

pinched
diminished
virgin

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, Ridgeline

not used to good advantage

A wasted effort.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

squandered

Same sentence, swapped: A squandered effort.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for wasted as it is used in the sentence above.

pinched
virgin
thin

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