fast vs profligate

profligate vs fast

fast and profligate both are nouns.

fast and profligate both are adjectives.

fast is a verb but profligate is not a verb.

fast is an adverb but profligate is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fast	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
profligate	Yes	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, fast and profligate are synonyms defined as:

fast and profligate: unrestrained by convention or morality

Other synonyms of fast include debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, riotous.

fast (noun)	profligate (noun)
abstaining from food	a dissolute man in fashionable society
	a recklessly extravagant consumer

fast (adjective)	profligate (adjective)
acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly	unrestrained by convention or morality
at a rapid tempo	recklessly wasteful
(used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time
(of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time
unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause
securely fixed in place
hurried and brief
unrestrained by convention or morality
resistant to destruction or fading
(of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds

fast (verb)	profligate (verb)
abstain from eating
abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons

fast (adverb)	profligate (adverb)
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
firmly or closely

Difference between fast and profligate

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