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spendthrift vs profligate

profligate vs spendthrift

spendthrift and profligate both are nouns.

spendthrift and profligate both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
spendthrift Yes Yes No No
profligate Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, spendthrift and profligate are synonyms defined as:
  • spendthrift and profligate: recklessly wasteful
Other synonyms of spendthrift include extravagant, prodigal.
As nouns, profligate is a hypernym of spendthrift; that is, profligate is a word with a broader meaning than spendthrift:
  • spendthrift: someone who spends money prodigally
  • profligate: a recklessly extravagant consumer
Other hypernyms of spendthrift include prodigal, squanderer.
spendthrift (noun) profligate (noun)
someone who spends money prodigally a dissolute man in fashionable society
a recklessly extravagant consumer
spendthrift (adjective) profligate (adjective)
recklessly wasteful unrestrained by convention or morality
recklessly wasteful
Difference between spendthrift and profligate

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