Synonyms of wasteful
31 similar words · 1 opposite word
Another word for wasteful is lavish. Other synonyms of wasteful are profligate, spendthrift, loose-handed, extravagant and improvident. The opposite of wasteful is unwasteful.
Synonyms and similar words for wasteful
adjectiveInclined to waste or squander money or resources.
- prodigal
- profligateInclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
- extravagantProfuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful.
- improvidentIncautious; prone to rashness.
- imprudentNot prudent; lacking prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not paying attention to the consequences of one's...
- lavishExpending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal.
- loose-handedSpendthrift, profligate.
- reckless
- spendthriftImprovident, profligate, or wasteful.
- squanderingThe act by which something is squandered; wastage.
- uneconomicalNot economical.
- unthriftyNot thrifty: wasteful, extravagant; unproductive.
adjectiveUninhabited, desolate.
- desertedAbandoned, without people.
- peoplelessHaving no people; uninhabited.
- beinglessDevoid of living beings; uninhabited.
- desertUsually of a place: abandoned, deserted, or uninhabited.
- howling literary
- desolateDeserted and devoid of inhabitants.
- inhabitantlessLacking inhabitants; uninhabited.
- lifelessUninhabited, or incapable of supporting life.
- solitaryNot inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or occupation; desolate; deserted.
- tenantlessLacking a tenant; unoccupied.
- uninhabited
- unoccupiedNot inhabited, especially by a tenant.
- unpeopledNot inhabited by people.
- unpopulatedUninhabited, having no residents.
- untenantedNot leased to or occupied by a tenant; unoccupied.
- vacantNot occupied; empty.
- disinhabited obsoleteUninhabited.
- inhabited obsoleteHaving inhabitants; lived in.
- unhabited archaicUninhabited.
Opposite of wasteful
adjectiveInclined to waste or squander money or resources.
- unwastefulNot wasteful.
Meaning of wasteful
- adjective Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
- adjective Uninhabited, desolate.
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Questions about synonyms of wasteful
- What is another word for wasteful?
- Wasteful has 31 synonyms on Word.ws, such as lavish, profligate, spendthrift, loose-handed, extravagant, improvident, unthrifty and imprudent.
- What is the opposite of wasteful?
- The opposite of wasteful is unwasteful.
- What does wasteful mean?
- Wasteful means inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
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