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thriftless

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of thriftless

given to spending money freely or foolishly

a thriftless girl who didn't keep track of her finances and overspent constantly

Synonyms of thriftless

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

Words Related to thriftless

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 of thriftless

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

Antonyms of thriftless

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

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