Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb squander

2 senses of squander

Sense 1
waste, blow, squander -- (spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree")
       => use, expend -- (use up, consume fully; "The legislature expended its time on school questions")

Sense 2
consume, squander, waste, ware -- (spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not")
       => spend, expend, drop -- (pay out; "spend money")

Antonyms of adj squandered

1 sense of squandered

Sense 1
squandered, wasted -- (not used to good advantage; "squandered money cannot be replaced"; "a wasted effort")

INDIRECT (VIA lost) -> found -- (come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department")

Similarity of adj squandered

1 sense of squandered

Sense 1
squandered, wasted -- (not used to good advantage; "squandered money cannot be replaced"; "a wasted effort")
       => lost (vs. found) -- (no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered; "a lost child"; "lost friends"; "his lost book"; "lost opportunities")