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prodigality

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of prodigality

1 an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint

  • his purchase of a new yacht was only one of a series of reckless prodigalities
Synonyms of prodigality

extravagance, waste
Words Related to prodigality

indulgence, luxury, splurge

loss, wastage

dissipation, profligacy, profusion, squandering, wastefulness

overindulgence, self-indulgence

excess, immoderacy, overkill
Near Antonyms of prodigality

necessity

belt-tightening, conservation, economizing, economy, frugality, parsimony, penny-pinching, saving, scrimping, skimping, thrift

austerity, moderation, restraint, temperance, temperateness

2 the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money

  • his prodigality eventually turned him into a pauper
Synonyms of prodigality

extravagance, extravagancy, lavishness, profusion, wastefulness
Words Related to prodigality

conspicuous consumption, splurge

bountifulness, generosity, liberality

improvidence, squandering

indulgence, overindulgence, self-indulgence

excess, immoderacy, overkill
Near Antonyms of prodigality

austerity, moderation, restraint, temperance
Antonyms of prodigality

economy, frugality, penny-pinching

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