Synonyms of profligacy

profligacy

noun

ˈprä-fli-gə-sē 

as in corruption

immoral conduct or practices harmful or offensive to society

a religious leader who railed against the profligacy of the nation's decadent aristocrats

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corruption
• immorality
• sin
• sinfulness
• evil
• licentiousness
• corruptness
• evilness
• libertinism
• debauchery
• vice
• depravity
• iniquity
• libertinage
• criminality
• badness
• turpitude
• wickedness
• bad
• ill
• dissoluteness
• vileness
• iniquitousness
• villainy
• debasement
• unscrupulousness
• viciousness
• heinousness
• evildoing
• lewdness
• degeneracy
• lasciviousness
• perversion
• meanness
• lechery
• devilry
• wantonness
• baseness
• villainousness
• indecency
• fiendishness
• wrong
• degeneration
• dissolution
• looseness
• abomination
• wretchedness
• taboo
• anathema
• lowness
• lousiness
• atrociousness
• dirtiness
• depravedness
• pervertedness
• miserableness
• despicableness
• reprehensibleness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• virtue
• morality
• right
• probity
• integrity
• rectitude
• legitimacy
• good
• honesty
• righteousness
• goodness
• uprightness
• honor
• scrupulousness
• purity
• scrupulosity
• chastity
• perfection
• virtuousness
• innocence
• propriety
• correctness
• decency
• blamelessness
• rightness
• cleanness
• spotlessness
• seemliness
• pureness
• decorousness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of profligacy

California’s profligacy in state funding during the Newsom era has been made possible by its high tax rates, as evidenced by its 48th overall ranking in the 2025 Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index. — Jim Doti, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026

Should the Fed act imprudently, financial markets respond swiftly through rising yields or declining asset prices, mechanisms that serve as effective constraints on profligacy. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 2 Feb. 2026

The State of Illinois and City of Chicago’s finances have been in a continuous downward spiral because of their unbalanced budgets, spending, profligacy, and inability — especially from Chicago — to deal with the staggering unfunded pension liabilities. — Joe Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026

Fiscal profligacy and political meddling in monetary policy are eroding the foundations of dollar dominance. — Lael Brainard, Foreign Affairs, 10 Nov. 2025