Synonyms for thriftless
- adjective
Most common
lavish extravagant wasteful improvident prodigal profuse shiftless unthrifty
All synonyms
Adjective
Definitions
- adj. 1
Wastefully reckless in the use of money or resources.
Related words
- Word family
- thriftlessness
Example sentences
- lavish Sami continued to lavish Layla with every attention.
- extravagant She considered him extravagant with electricity.
- wasteful He understood the negative outcomes of being wasteful.
- prodigal The prodigal son returned home.
- profuse He was profuse in his praise of his teacher.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| thriftless | falling | |
| lavish | rising | |
| extravagant | steady | |
| wasteful | falling | |
| improvident | falling | |
| prodigal | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- lavish2
- 7 letters
- profuse2
- 8 letters
- wasteful2, prodigal3
- 9 letters
- shiftless2, unthrifty
- 11 letters
- extravagant4, improvident, overliberal
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lavish2 = 2 syllables).