as in extravagant
given to spending money freely or foolishly
my one wasteful child always seemed to run out of money by midweek
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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 wasteful
Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
Fossil fuel industry lobbyists and fringe political figures have argued that the policies that helped create the fastest increase in renewable electricity generation in U.S. history are wasteful and unnecessary, even as oil and gas drillers continue to qualify for their own federal incentives.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Because the reality is there are over 100 million sharks being killed every year for wasteful things like shark finning for shark and soup, shark fishing, shark culling.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 30 June 2025
The only way through this affordability crisis is by engaging in strategic planning for our energy system, stopping wasteful utility spending and investing in efficiency and clean energy.
—Emily Scarr, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
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Adjective
Some onlookers have criticized the initiative as costly and wasteful.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 July 2025
Fossil fuel industry lobbyists and fringe political figures have argued that the policies that helped create the fastest increase in renewable electricity generation in U.S. history are wasteful and unnecessary, even as oil and gas drillers continue to qualify for their own federal incentives.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
Because the reality is there are over 100 million sharks being killed every year for wasteful things like shark finning for shark and soup, shark fishing, shark culling.
—Alexandra Gillespie, Outside Online, 30 June 2025
The only way through this affordability crisis is by engaging in strategic planning for our energy system, stopping wasteful utility spending and investing in efficiency and clean energy.
—Emily Scarr, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wasteful
Adjective
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Per the logline, gaining access to the yacht’s extravagant amenities won’t be so simple.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
14 July 2025
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Ra’s decades-long adherence to this personal mythology, along with his air of serene bemusement and his extravagant robes and headdresses, led to his popular image as a colorful eccentric.—
Ekow Eshun
July 11,
Literary Hub,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Hospitality, for us, is a reflection of our values—warmth, generosity, and community.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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In the past week, The Athletic tried to do justice to both Diogo’s remarkable talent as a player and the qualities which made so many people warm to him: his spirit, generosity and determination.—
Andrew Fifield,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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European cinema helped to produce much of summer noir’s lexicon of themes, settings, and archetypes: Its fascination with the storied decadence of the leisure class—and the profligate rituals of the seasonal tourist—appeared in earlier film satires by Jean Renoir and Jacques Tati.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
26 June 2025
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Nothing better illustrates this than the profligate spending plan that Gov. Gavin Newsom got approved in June 2022.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 June 2025
Noun
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During the Gilded Age—a period of American history from about 1870 to 1900, marked by explosive growth in industry and technology, and the extravagance of those who profited off its working class—Newport was the summer playground for the 1 percent.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
3 July 2025
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The simple elegance of the White House was a deliberate break from the over-the-top extravagance of European, Middle Eastern and Asian Imperial palaces.—
Doug McIntyre,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
Adjective
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Google provides generous leave periods, financial support and reintegration programs for new parents returning to work.—
Will Fan,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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The new subsidies are more generous for low- and middle-income earners and are available to people with higher incomes who previously were ineligible.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Galle’s father worked for Marie Antoinette, but the French Revolution unsurprisingly had a major impact on the aristocratic market for spendthrift furnishings like this.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2024
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Those could have been used to constrain distributions to or for the benefit of the spendthrift child.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2024
Adjective
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The 18-year-old prodigal Duke product ticks all the boxes as a rising superstar.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Politico’s Kimberly Leonard likened the moment to the parable of the prodigal son in the Bible.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Alleged stabber Larry Boards is facing two counts of felony assault, reckless endangerment, and harassment for the crazed confrontation at the 82nd St.-Jackson Heights No. 7 train station at about 4:15 p.m. Friday, cops said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
12 July 2025
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Broadly, the search warrant describes the crimes as first-degree intentional homicide and reckless endangering of safety by use of a deadly weapon.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
10 July 2025
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