Synonyms for wasteful
ˈweɪst fəlwaste·ful

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1. wasteful

   Synonyms:
   bountiful, free, generous, liberal, munificent, prodigal

   Antonyms:
   avaricious, close, covetous, greedy, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, rapacious, sordid, stingy

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1. uneconomical, wastefuladjective

   inefficient in use of time and effort and materials

   "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"

   Synonyms:
   uneconomical, uneconomic

   Antonyms:
   constructive, stinting, scotch, frugal, thrifty, economical, penny-wise, saving, sparing, efficient

2. wastefuladjective

   tending to squander and waste

   Synonyms:
   uneconomical

   Antonyms:
   penny-wise, saving, sparing, economical, scotch, thrifty, stinting, efficient, constructive, frugal

3. wastefuladjective

   laying waste

   "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   uneconomical

   Antonyms:
   scotch, sparing, economical, saving, constructive, efficient, thrifty, frugal, penny-wise, stinting

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1. wastefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   destructive, ruinous

2. wastefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant, thriftless, unthrifty, too free, too liberal

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1. wastefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   extravagant, prodigal, unthrifty, improvident infrugal, lavish, thriftless

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1. List of paraphrases for "wasteful":

   profligate, uneconomical, uneconomic, wastage, extravagant, unnecessary, anti-economic, useless

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1. Will Trump:

   I will end the wasteful government spending and hold the bureaucrats accountable, when I am president, the tide of big government will no longer threaten to wash away our dreams, our jobs and our freedoms.

2. Dan Quayle:

   What a waste it is to lose one's mind. Or not to have a mind is being very wasteful. How true that is.

3. Evan Hollander:

   The President's authority in this area is intended for wars and genuine national emergencies, asserting this authority to build a wasteful wall is legally dubious and would likely invite a court challenge.

4. John Husted:

   While today’s ruling reaffirms that the process Ohio has used for over two decades is constitutional and in line with state and federal law, the best news is that we can put another wasteful lawsuit behind us and focus on the important work of running elections in Ohio.

5. Michael Bennet:

   President Trump's selfish decision to raid military construction funding is a new low in his ridiculous pursuit of a campaign promise. These projects, including the Space Control Facility at Peterson Air Force Base, were identified by the Department of Defense and the Trump Administration as critical to our military readiness. Taking money from operational priorities to pay for a wasteful and ineffective wall is grossly irresponsible and undermines our national security.