Synonyms for wasteful
- adjective
Most common
extravagant profligate spendthrift prodigal solitary deserted
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Extravagant — inclined to waste or squander money or resources
extravagant, profligate, spendthrift, prodigal, lavish, uneconomical, loose-handed, profuse, improvident, unthrifty, overliberal, thriftless
2. Solitary — uninhabited, desolate
solitary, deserted, peopleless rare
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
- adj. 2
Uninhabited, desolate.
Related words
- Word family
- wastefully wastefulness
Example sentences
- lavish Sami continued to lavish Layla with every attention.
- extravagant She considered him extravagant with electricity.
- profligate He was a drunkard and a profligate.
- spendthrift Mary is a spendthrift when it comes to money.
- destructive Excessive drinking is destructive of our health.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| wasteful | falling | |
| lavish | rising | |
| extravagant | steady | |
| profligate | steady | |
| spendthrift | steady | |
| destructive | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- lavish2
- 7 letters
- ruinous3, profuse2
- 8 letters
- solitary4, deserted3, prodigal3
- 9 letters
- unthrifty
- 10 letters
- profligate3, thriftless, peopleless
- 11 letters
- destructive3, extravagant4, spendthrift2, improvident, overliberal
- 12 letters
- uneconomical6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lavish2 = 2 syllables).