ECONOMIES Antonyms
Definition of ECONOMIES
Best Opposite Words For ECONOMIES
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consumption | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) • involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body • (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing • the act of consuming something | ||||||||
dissipation | nounn | |||||||
noun • breaking up and scattering by dispersion • dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly | ||||||||
excess | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • 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 adjective satellite • more than is needed, desired, or required | ||||||||
extravagance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of exceeding the appropriate limits of decorum or probability or truth • the trait of spending extravagantly • the activity of excessive spending | ||||||||
lavishness | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality possessed by something that is excessively expensive • the activity of excessive spending | ||||||||
prodigality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the trait of spending extravagantly • the activity of excessive spending | ||||||||
spending | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of spending or disbursing money • money paid out; an amount spent | ||||||||
squandering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • spending resources lavishly and wastefully | ||||||||
waste | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly • the trait of wasting resources • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation • (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect adjective satellite • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate verb • spend thoughtlessly; throw away • use inefficiently or inappropriately • dispose of • run off as waste • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • spend extravagantly • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • cause to grow thin or weak • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • become physically weaker | ||||||||
splurging | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an ostentatious display (of effort or extravagance etc.) • any act of immoderate indulgence verb • indulge oneself • be showy or ostentatious |