rake vs profligate

profligate vs rake

rake and profligate both are nouns.

rake is not an adjective while profligate is an adjective.

rake is a verb but profligate is not a verb.

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

As nouns, rake and profligate are synonyms defined as:

rake and profligate: a dissolute man in fashionable society

Other synonyms of rake include blood, rakehell, rip, roue.

rake (noun)	profligate (noun)
a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil	a dissolute man in fashionable society
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane	a recklessly extravagant consumer
a dissolute man in fashionable society

rake (adjective)	profligate (adjective)
	unrestrained by convention or morality
	recklessly wasteful

rake (verb)	profligate (verb)
gather with a rake
level or smooth with a rake
scrape gently
move through with or as if with a rake
examine hastily
sweep the length of

Difference between rake and profligate

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