spendthrift (Meaning)
spendthrift (n)
someone who spends money prodigally
spendthrift (s)
recklessly wasteful
Synonyms & Antonyms of spendthrift
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- philanthropical
- prodigal
- extravagant
- philanthropic
- reckless
- lavish
- profligate
- liberal
- unthrifty
- careless
- thriftless
- generous
- high-rolling
Antonyms:
- close
- tightfisted
- tight
- spare
- sensible
- mean
- cheap
- sparing
- pinching
- tight
- mean
- scrimping
- careful
- economizing
- close
- tightfisted
- pinching
- penny-pinching
- niggardly
- skimping
- careful
- sparing
- niggardly
- spare
- scrimping
- penny-pinching
- prudent
- judicious
- cheap
- wise
- sensible
- wise
- skimping
- economizing
- prudent
- judicious
spendthrift Sentence Examples
- Sarah was known throughout the town as an extravagant spendthrift who squandered her inheritance on lavish parties.
- The spendthrift husband left his wife and children in financial ruin after maxing out all their credit cards.
- Despite earning a substantial salary, the spendthrift CEO managed to accumulate massive debts due to his reckless spending habits.
- The once-wealthy aristocrat was now a spendthrift who lived on scraps and relied on charity.
- The lottery winner proved to be a textbook spendthrift, blowing through her winnings in record time.
- The spendthrift gambler bet away his life savings, leaving himself with nothing but a mountain of debt.
- The government condemned the spendthrift mayor for splurging taxpayers' money on unnecessary extravagances.
- The spendthrift princess was notorious for her lavish shopping trips and opulent lifestyle.
- The company's founder, once a brilliant entrepreneur, had become a spendthrift who wasted the company's profits on ill-advised ventures.
- The reckless spendthrift student could not control his impulsive purchases and ended up graduating with overwhelming credit card debt.
FAQs About the word spendthrift
someone who spends money prodigally, recklessly wasteful
wasteful, philanthropical, prodigal, extravagant, philanthropic, reckless, lavish,profligate, liberal, unthrifty
frugal, miserly, parsimonious, miserly, conserving, economical,frugal, penurious, penurious, economical
Sarah was known throughout the town as an extravagant spendthrift who squandered her inheritance on lavish parties.
The spendthrift husband left his wife and children in financial ruin after maxing out all their credit cards.
Despite earning a substantial salary, the spendthrift CEO managed to accumulate massive debts due to his reckless spending habits.
The once-wealthy aristocrat was now a spendthrift who lived on scraps and relied on charity.
