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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How to use wasteful in a sentence?

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. 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.

3. Walter Odisho:

   Think of it as a robot. Because robots are automated they can go through many types of motion that are wasteful. But in order to utilize robots correctly we need to be thoughtful about the movements that their arms make, if we can apply the same thinking( to the factory)... then we can affect the process to a high degree.

4. Mitch McConnell:

   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.

5. 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.