wasteful | Definition of wasteful

Synonyms and Antonyms of wasteful

given to spending money freely or foolishly

my one wasteful child always seemed to run out of money by midweek

Synonyms of wasteful

extravagant, high-rolling, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, thriftless, unthrifty

Words Related to wasteful

improvident, myopic, shortsighted

bighearted, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, freehearted, generous, lavish, liberal, munificent, openhanded, openhearted, philanthropic (also philanthropical), unselfish, unsparing, unstinting

careless, heedless, imprudent, incautious, injudicious, unwise

indulgent, reckless, self-indulgent, splurging, wanton

Near Antonyms of wasteful

cheap, close, closefisted, mean, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, pinching, spare, sparing, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted

careful, judicious, prudent, sensible, wise

farsighted, forehanded, foreseeing, foresighted, forethoughtful, provident

Antonyms of wasteful

conserving, economical, economizing, frugal, penny-pinching, scrimping, skimping, thrifty