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profligate vs prodigal

prodigal vs profligate

profligate and prodigal both are nouns.

profligate and prodigal both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
profligate Yes Yes No No
prodigal Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, profligate and prodigal are synonyms defined as:
  • profligate and prodigal: recklessly wasteful
Other synonyms of profligate include extravagant, spendthrift.
As nouns, profligate and prodigal are synonyms defined as:
  • profligate and prodigal: a recklessly extravagant consumer
Other synonyms of profligate include squanderer.
profligate (noun) prodigal (noun)
a dissolute man in fashionable society a recklessly extravagant consumer
a recklessly extravagant consumer
profligate (adjective) prodigal (adjective)
unrestrained by convention or morality recklessly wasteful
recklessly wasteful
Difference between profligate and prodigal

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