as in generosity
the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money
considering he has a family, his wastefulness is downright irresponsible
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Recent Examples of wastefulness
McGinn wants passes crisp fired into him and, with Villa’s best passer, Youri Tielemans, coming back to full fitness, the previous wastefulness in the final third may be remedied for good.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Gabriel also acknowledged lawmakers’ responsibility to oversee state spending seriously as well, and would be scrutinizing government programs for wastefulness.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
She’s also previously called out wastefulness in the music industry specifically.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Núñez, despite his occasional wastefulness in front of goal, was a very useful option in the position and brought great energy and dynamism to the team.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
Gabriel also acknowledged lawmakers’ responsibility to oversee state spending seriously as well, and would be scrutinizing government programs for wastefulness.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 13 Jan. 2026
She’s also previously called out wastefulness in the music industry specifically.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2025
Núñez, despite his occasional wastefulness in front of goal, was a very useful option in the position and brought great energy and dynamism to the team.
—James Nalton, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wastefulness
Noun
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Harding defines kindness as an act of generosity expecting nothing in return.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2026
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Attention around Simpson has since taken off, with people commending him for his kindness and generosity.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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And plenty of extravagance is found in the impressive 11 restaurants, five pools, and the three-story Talise Spa, which has a thermal sanctuary complete with personal hammams.—
Travel + Leisure Editors,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Apr. 2026
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Székesfehérvár lacks Budapest’s grand boulevards and baroque extravagance, but the city is not without luster.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Despite the buildings’ lavishness, the plastics meeting is in a downstairs space that’s less Dubai bling than basic corporate nice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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Then again, a sense of glamour and lavishness—two pillars of Old Hollywood, when the big film studios had big money to burn—still goes hand-in-hand with awards season dressing today, too.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Wastefulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wastefulness. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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