PRODIGALITY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

prodigality

noun

Definition of prodigality

as in waste

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

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as in generosity

the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money his prodigality eventually turned him into a pauper

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Noun

One only has to follow the money to understand why progress isn’t accelerating at the same rate that fashion waste is accumulating.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Following the manufacturer’s dosing instructions cuts both detergent use and packaging waste.

— Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of waste

Noun

Of equal effort but requiring far more generosity is the work Min Jin Lee has been doing for over 30 years, telling stories about the integrity of the human spirit that span time and continents.

— Josh Zajdman, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
Perez’s mom has been incredibly touched and honestly overwhelmed by everyone’s generosity.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of generosity

Noun

Bezos and Sánchez Bezos received backlash for the event’s lavishness during global hardships.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things.

— Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lavishness

Noun

Fernández hoped that seeing the extravagance of a pre-conquest world and hearing the poetic nature of the Nahuatl language helps to empower Latinos to feel pride in and learn more about their culture.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
More rococo extravagance was revealed when the cake was cut into by the little Lyons nippy.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of extravagance

Noun

Here, those extra voices vastly outnumber the two main characters, leading to a profusion of confusing subplots that stray away from the main themes.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
During our time there, we were treated to a three-course chef’s tasting menu that was a paean to the summer; think a profusion of tomatoes, stone fruit, local soft cheeses, and edible flowers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of profusion

Noun

Chivayo's Rolls-Royces, private aircraft, designer shoes, luxury watches, shopping trips abroad and multimillion-dollar gifts were a constant presence on social media, while his relationships with presidents gave him visibility far beyond Zimbabwe.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Located 20 minutes from the airport, in an area of Bali increasingly dominated by luxury tourism, Jimbaran Bay has maintained its high quality—in service and facilities alike—for three decades.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026

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