Synonyms for wastefulness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
imprudent or excessive expenditure or the waste of resources
Forms
- Plural
- wastefulnesses → extravagances, wastes, dissipations, prodigalities…
Example sentences
- extravagance His extravagance is out of proportion to his wage.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| wastefulness | falling | |
| extravagance | steady | |
| dissipation | steady | |
| prodigality | steady | |
| thriftlessness | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- waste1
- 11 letters
- dissipation4, prodigality
- 12 letters
- extravagance4
- 14 letters
- thriftlessness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dissipation4 = 4 syllables).