as in to spend
to use up carelessly
trifled away his hard-earned professional respect with a single act of plagiarism
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trifle (away)
Verb
-
Edman spent much of the winter seemingly pegged to be the club’s everyday center fielder, with a chance to work into the infield mix occasionally.—
Fabian Ardaya,
The Athletic,
3 Mar. 2025 -
That tune has now spent 28 frames somewhere on the country ranking, and lands at its all-time peak of No. 13 this time around.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
But a company spokesperson told Axios in early January that sales would run through March or April.—
Mike D'Onofrio,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
-
Performances begin tonight and run through March 23.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
The Broncos found that out the hard way last month, hitting 14 3-pointers at Utah State yet still losing 81-79.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Feb. 2025
-
This all might help explain why some of the hot tech trades over the past year have lost their momentum.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Trifle (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trifle%20%28away%29. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share