wasteful

waste·ful

adjective \ˈwāst-fəl\

Definition of WASTEFUL

: given to or marked by waste : lavish, prodigal

— waste·ful·ly \-fə-lē\ adverb

— waste·ful·ness noun

Examples of WASTEFUL

1. a wasteful use of natural resources
2. a careless and wasteful person
3. We must eliminate wasteful expenditures.

First Known Use of WASTEFUL

14th century

Related to WASTEFUL

Synonyms

extravagant, high-rolling, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, thriftless, unthrifty, prodigal

Antonyms

conserving, economical, economizing, frugal, penny-pinching, scrimping, skimping, thrifty

Related Words

improvident, myopic, shortsighted; bighearted, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, freehearted, generous, lavish, liberal, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, philanthropic (also philanthropical), unselfish, unsparing, unstinting; careless, heedless, imprudent, incautious, injudicious, unwise; indulgent, reckless, self-indulgent, splurging, wanton

Near Antonyms

cheap, close, closefisted, mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, pinching, spare, sparing, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted; careful, judicious, prudent, sensible, wise; farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident

Rhymes with WASTEFUL

tasteful