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THRIFT Antonyms

There are 16 antonyms of the word thrift. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For THRIFT

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spendthrift
nounn
noun

• someone who spends money prodigally

adjective satellite

• recklessly wasteful

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

extravagancy
nounn
noun

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

improvidence
nounn
noun

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

lavish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• very generous

• characterized by extravagance and profusion

verb

• expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns

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

profligacy
nounn
noun

• the trait of spending extravagantly

• dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure

spending
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of spending or disbursing money

• money paid out; an amount spent

squander
verbv
verb

• spend thoughtlessly; throw away

• spend extravagantly

squanderer
nounn
noun

• a recklessly extravagant consumer

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

wastefulness
nounn
noun

• the trait of wasting resources

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

prodigiousness
nounn
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Alternatives for SPENDTHRIFT

Alternatives for EXCESS

Alternatives for EXTRAVAGANCE

Alternatives for EXTRAVAGANCY

Alternatives for IMPROVIDENCE

Alternatives for LAVISH

Alternatives for LAVISHNESS

Alternatives for PRODIGALITY

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