WASTERFULNESS Synonyms

• a quantity much larger than is needed

• immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or permitted limits

• the state of being more than full

• excessive indulgence

• more than is needed, desired, or required

• the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth

• the trait of spending extravagantly

• the activity of excessive spending

• a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources

• an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

• a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone

• the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

• foolish or senseless behavior

• the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

• the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive

• the activity of excessive spending

• the trait of spending extravagantly

• the activity of excessive spending

• the trait of spending extravagantly

• dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

• spending resources lavishly and wastefully

• the trait of wasting resources

• useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly