Need another word that means the same as “wasteful”? Find 10 synonyms and 30 related words for “wasteful” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Wasteful” are: uneconomical, prodigal, profligate, extravagant, lavish, excessive, careless, imprudent, improvident, reckless
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “wasteful” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| careless | (of an action or its result) showing or caused by a lack of attention. Careless about her clothes. |
| excessive | More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate. He was drinking excessive amounts of brandy. |
| extravagant | Exceeding what is reasonable or appropriate; excessive or elaborate. It was rather extravagant to buy both. |
| improvident | Not given careful consideration. Improvident and undisciplined behaviour. |
| imprudent | Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash. It would be imprudent to leave her winter coat behind. |
| lavish | Sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious. He was lavish with his hospitality. |
| prodigal | Having or giving something on a lavish scale. The dessert was prodigal with whipped cream. |
| profligate | Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources. He succumbed to drink and a profligate lifestyle. |
| reckless | Characterized by careless unconcern. A reckless driver. |
| uneconomical | Inefficient in use of time and effort and materials. The old buses eventually become uneconomical to run. |
| degraded | Unrestrained by convention or morality. She had felt cheap and degraded. |
| deluxe | Elegant and sumptuous. A deluxe car. |
| disbursement | A payment, especially one made by a solicitor to a third party and then claimed back from the client. They established a committee to supervise the disbursement of aid. |
| disintegration | The spontaneous disintegration of a radioactive substance along with the emission of ionizing radiation. A disintegration of personality. |
| dissipation | Breaking up and scattering by dispersion. A descent into drunkenness and sexual dissipation. |
| dissolute | (of a person or a way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures. Unfortunately his heir was feckless and dissolute. |
| dissolution | Death. The dissolution of the flesh. |
| excessive | More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate. He was drinking excessive amounts of brandy. |
| expensive | Costing a lot of money. An expensive shop. |
| extravagance | The trait of spending extravagantly. The extravagance of the decor. |
| extravagant | Recklessly wasteful. It was rather extravagant to buy both. |
| fling | The act of flinging. I had a fling with someone when I was at college. |
| garbage | A receptacle where waste can be discarded. A garbage dump. |
| improvident | Not having or showing foresight; spendthrift or thoughtless. Improvident and undisciplined behaviour. |
| ineffective | Lacking in power or forcefulness. Ineffective legislation. |
| inefficiency | Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency. The idea is to eliminate inefficiency creating a seamless manufacturing process. |
| inefficient | Lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate. Inefficient transport systems. |
| lavish | Give someone generous amounts of. He was lavished with gifts. |
| looseness | Frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor. The flexibility and looseness of the materials from which mythology is made. |
| luxury | Luxurious or of the nature of a luxury. They actually had the luxury of a whole day together. |
| prodigal | A person who leaves home to lead a prodigal life but later makes a repentant return. The government wished to clip the wings of the local authority prodigals. |
| prodigality | Excessive spending. |
| profligacy | Dissolute indulgence in sensual pleasure. The government returned to fiscal profligacy. |
| profligate | A licentious, dissolute person. Profligate consumers of energy. |
| spending | The act of spending or disbursing money. |
| spendthrift | A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way. A spendthrift uncle. |
| splurge | Spend (money) freely or extravagantly. We splurged on T bone steaks. |
| waste | Run off as waste. I don t use the car so why should I waste precious money on it. |
| wastebasket | A container with an open top; for discarded paper and other rubbish. |
| wastrel | A waif; a neglected child. I have no intention of seeing my dues gambled away by your wastrel of a son. |
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