frittering

adjective

Definition of fritteringnext
as in wasting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frittering
  1. wasting
  2. profligate
  3. wasteful
  4. spendthrift
  5. prodigal
Adjective
  • There’s a lipstick loop, a key leash (no more wasting time rummaging around on your doorstep), an RFID-blocking compartment for your wallet, and multiple zippered and quick-access interior pockets.
    Jessica Macdonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • No more wasting time.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
Definition of wasting
Adjective
  • Germans were angry, too, resentful at bankrolling other people’s profligate ways.
    Robert Kagan, Foreign Affairs, 2 Apr. 2019
  • He would also be lashed, something else that doesn’t tend to happen to profligate auteurs in the West.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of profligate
Adjective
  • This knitwear brand doesn’t follow the traditional (often wasteful) fashion cycle, and instead continuously adds to an ongoing collection ideal for any season or aesthetic.
    Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
  • When there’s a void in responsibility, filmmaking can become a very exploitative, wasteful and even dangerous activity.
    Jamie Lang, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of wasteful
Adjective
  • Galle’s father worked for Marie Antoinette, but the French Revolution unsurprisingly had a major impact on the aristocratic market for spendthrift furnishings like this.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
  • Those could have been used to constrain distributions to or for the benefit of the spendthrift child.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Definition of spendthrift
Adjective
  • First, the show’s barnburner opening number is followed by a very, very, very long group performance at the show’s midpoint after prodigal son Johnny’s arrival.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The neighbourhood is back to its usual bustle — and proud as ever of its prodigal son.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 6 July 2024
Definition of prodigal
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