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
  • Owning my gear has significantly streamlined my travel experience — no more wasting time in long rental lines, dealing with mystery-smelling boots that have seen better days, or forking out cash for rentals every season.
    Erica Paige, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025
  • 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
Definition of wasting
Adjective
  • When the profligate first four years of socialist rule, from 1981-85, resulted in a rapidly deteriorating economy, Papandreou elevated Simitis to be finance minister and oversee a tight austerity program.
    Demetris Nellas, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Musk has been sounding the alarm about the nation's profligate spending.
    Alex Nitzberg, Fox News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of profligate
Adjective
  • Her speeches continued to focus on legislative issues, criticizing omnibus bills, for example, as opaque and wasteful.
    Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
  • This is not only wasteful but also undermines the credibility of luxury fashion, making brands appear out of touch with consumers and environment.
    Stéphane JG Girod, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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
  • Newport ’65 was really a Thanksgiving dinner gone amok, in which the prodigal son and the father and several uncles and others are fighting.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of prodigal
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