PROFLIGATES Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

profligates

noun

plural of profligate

as in spendthrifts

someone who spends money freely or foolishly a profligate who could not really afford the grand style he maintained at Monticello, Jefferson died deeply in debt

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as in perverts

a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard a drunken profligate, he was given to wretched excess in every aspect of his life

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Noun

Foster died destitute in 1864, after falling and injuring himself in the bathroom of a hotel on the Bowery, becoming perhaps the first of many famous wastrels in American popular music.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026

Definition of wastrels

Noun

This blatant expression of fealty over objectivity perverts the process by choosing personal loyalists instead of independent public servants.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
These wearables are now a favorite tool among pickup artist content creators, perverts, and pranksters.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of perverts

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With regulations to ban teens from social media underway, Myspace will have to pursue a strategy that is inclusive of older users, who are also the primary spenders.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
Over two years, these top spenders expanded their overall staff by 10% and boosted entry-level hiring by 12%, defying other reports that college graduates face a barren job market.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of spenders

Noun

The product exploded, generating trillions and minting a new class of crypto degenerates who were willing to take massive risks that, occasionally, resulted in millions.

— Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 17 Mar. 2026
In all vertebrates, the thymus degenerates very rapidly with age.

— Mallory Locklear, Hartford Courant, 7 Mar. 2026

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