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wastrel

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wastrel

someone who spends money freely or foolishly

  • the black sheep of the family, he ended up being a wastrel and a drunkard
Synonyms of wastrel

fritterer, high roller, prodigal, profligate, spender, spendthrift, squanderer, waster
Words Related to wastrel

dissipate
Near Antonyms of wastrel

cheapskate, miser, niggard, piker, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad

conserver, saver
Antonyms of wastrel

economizer, penny-pincher

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