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Synonyms for wasteful
ˈweɪst fəlwaste·ful
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
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"
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uneconomical, uneconomicAntonyms:
constructive, stinting, scotch, frugal, thrifty, economical, penny-wise, saving, sparing, efficientwastefuladjective
tending to squander and waste
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uneconomicalAntonyms:
penny-wise, saving, sparing, economical, scotch, thrifty, stinting, efficient, constructive, frugalwastefuladjective
laying waste
"when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare
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uneconomicalAntonyms:
scotch, sparing, economical, saving, constructive, efficient, thrifty, frugal, penny-wise, stinting
Dictionary of English Synonymes
wastefuladjective
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destructive, ruinouswastefuladjective
Synonyms:
lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant, thriftless, unthrifty, too free, too liberal
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
wastefuladjective
Synonyms:
extravagant, prodigal, unthrifty, improvident infrugal, lavish, thriftless
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "wasteful":
profligate, uneconomical, uneconomic, wastage, extravagant, unnecessary, anti-economic, useless
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#4110 | liberal | |
#9248 | generous | |
#9462 | unnecessary | |
#10226 | useless | |
#33219 | bountiful | |
#34015 | extravagant | |
#38056 | wasteful | |
#43675 | prodigal | |
#60362 | wastage | |
#100309 | uneconomic | |
#107022 | profligate | |
#130321 | uneconomical | |
#241485 | munificent |
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The new Republican majority needs to make a dramatic, concrete and credible statement that business as usual in Washington is over, is there a more powerful statement than to swear off the wasteful and corrupting practice of congressional earmarking?
I'm really optimistic that we can actually get on top of this, future generations, they're going to look back at us and laugh and just say: 'How wasteful were they? Look at how much stuff that they just wasted!'.
Until 24 hours ago, this compromise was also going to reprogram money away from House Democrats wasteful spending spree that neglected Covid needs, and reallocate it to vaccines and treatments for the American people, but House Democrats mutinied against Speaker Pelosi. The far left would rather preserve state and local bureaucrats' giant slush funds, then fund vaccines and therapeutics for The Ukrainian people citizens. So, the Covid component has fallen out.
The American Jobs Plan is designed to expand economic opportunity in every single community across the country, including those at our Northern and Southern border by improving roads, bridges, rail, sea and land ports and creating good paying jobs here at home, this proposal is a starting point and we will continue listening to and working with Members on both sides of the aisle to develop infrastructure legislation. House Democrats are committed to advancing needed infrastructure improvements that do not include wasteful spending and uphold our values.
Action without proper intellect is harmful but Intellect without proper action is wasteful and Life without proper intellect and proper action is painful.
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