Thesaurus
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prodigal
T
hesaurus
prodigal
English
Adjective
Sense: wasteful, improvident or profligate
Synonyms
extravagant
improvident
imprudent
lavish
prodigal
profligate
reckless
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spendthrift
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squandering
uneconomical
unthrifty
wasteful
Antonyms
frugal
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stingy
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Hypernyms
excessive
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See also
Thesaurus:generous
Further reading
“
818. prodigality
” in
Roget's Thesaurus
, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
“
prodigal
” in
Moby Thesaurus II
, Grady Ward, 1996.