as in wasteful
given to spending money freely or foolishly
spendthrift consumers had amassed a mountain of debt on their credit cards
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as in wastrel
someone who carelessly spends money
the spendthrift managed to blow all of his inheritance in a single year
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Recent Examples of spendthrift
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
Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2023
Chantel Chapman, a 40-year-old entrepreneur in Richmond, British Columbia, was once a spendthrift in this way.
—Juli Fraga, New York Times, 5 July 2023
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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
Noun
The women who raised Churchill and Roosevelt were strikingly different: one a gorgeous spendthrift, the other a dignified matriarch.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2023
Chantel Chapman, a 40-year-old entrepreneur in Richmond, British Columbia, was once a spendthrift in this way.
—Juli Fraga, New York Times, 5 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spendthrift
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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
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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
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Henry Muck, suitably nicknamed Prince Hal by his family and friends, may be Industry’s version of the ultimate privileged wastrel.Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2024
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Atay lingers on the outskirts, keeping the company of workers and wastrels, poets and drunks—all those who refuse the monumental transformations of Turkish society.Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
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Instead, all the adulation is directed toward Charlotte’s prodigal adopted son, the guy who holds more than his share of team records and is considered by many to be the best player in franchise history.Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
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After all, there’s always one prodigal — one unstable element who’s removed themself as far as possible from the precarious family mixture.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
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Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Above the bedroom is a double-height library, which turns the sloping ceiling behind a mansard roof into a design feature rather than a space waster.Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 24 Oct. 2024
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California is moving to outlaw watering some grass that’s purely decorative Today, the lawn is among the biggest wasters of water in our urban environment — by some estimates accounting for more than half of the gallons used by city residents each year.Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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In some ways, the game was set up for him, with Villa profligate but still regularly creating chances.Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 18 Aug. 2024
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The monarchy and the British government, which provides significant financial support for the institution, have long faced a careful balancing act: Both have worked to maintain the pomp and circumstance of the institution while avoiding looking profligate.WSJ, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
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“Spendthrift.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spendthrift. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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