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wasteful

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Synonyms & Antonyms of wasteful

given to spending money freely or foolishly

my one wasteful child always seemed to run out of money by midweek

Synonyms for wasteful

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

Words Related to wasteful

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 for wasteful

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 for wasteful

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

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Thesaurus Entries Near wasteful

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“Wasteful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wasteful. Accessed 28 Jan. 2022.

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