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PROFLIGATE Synonyms

There are 25 synonyms of the word profligate. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word profligate. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for PROFLIGATE

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prodigal
adjectiveadj
noun

• a recklessly extravagant consumer

adjective satellite

• recklessly wasteful

extravagant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unrestrained, especially with regard to feelings

• recklessly wasteful

degenerate
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or morality

verb

• grow progressively worse

spendthrift
nounn
noun

• someone who spends money prodigally

adjective satellite

• recklessly wasteful

wasteful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• tending to squander and waste

adjective satellite

• inefficient in use of time and effort and materials

• laying waste

improvident
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not provident; not providing for the future

adjective satellite

• not given careful consideration

lavish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very generous

• characterized by extravagance and profusion

verb

• expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

squandering
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• spending resources lavishly and wastefully

blood
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the fluid (red in vertebrates) that is pumped through the body by the heart and contains plasma, blood cells, and platelets

• temperament or disposition

• a dissolute man in fashionable society

• the hereditary derivation of an individual

• people viewed as members of a group

verb

• smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill

debauched
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or morality

degraded
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or morality

• lowered in value

dissipated
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or morality

• preoccupied with the pursuit of pleasure and especially games of chance

dissolute
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or morality

fast
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time

• at a rapid tempo

noun

• abstaining from food

adverb

• quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)

• firmly or closely

adjective satellite

• (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

• resistant to destruction or fading

• unrestrained by convention or morality

• hurried and brief

• securely fixed in place

• unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause

• (of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time

verb

• abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

• abstain from eating

immoral
adjectiveadj
adjective

• deliberately violating accepted principles of right and wrong

adjective satellite

• not adhering to ethical or moral principles

libertine
nounn
noun

• a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained

adjective satellite

• unrestrained by convention or morality

licentious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained

overcome
verbv
verb

• win a victory over

• get on top of; deal with successfully

• overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

• overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome

rake
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a dissolute man in fashionable society

• degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

• a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

verb

• move through with or as if with a rake

• level or smooth with a rake

• sweep the length of

• examine hastily

• gather with a rake

• scrape gently

rakehell
nounn
noun

• a dissolute man in fashionable society

Best Hypernyms For PROFLIGATE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for profligate, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
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Alternatives for PRODIGAL

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