Antonyms for wasteful
ˈweɪst fəlwaste·ful

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1. wasteful

   Antonyms:
   avaricious, close, covetous, greedy, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, penurious, rapacious, sordid, stingy

   Synonyms:
   bountiful, free, generous, liberal, munificent, prodigal

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1. uneconomical, wastefuladjective

   inefficient in use of time and effort and materials

   "a clumsy and wasteful process"; "wasteful duplication of effort"; "uneconomical ebb and flow of power"

   Antonyms:
   constructive, stinting, scotch, frugal, thrifty, economical, penny-wise, saving, sparing, efficient

   Synonyms:
   uneconomical, uneconomic

2. wastefuladjective

   tending to squander and waste

   Antonyms:
   penny-wise, saving, sparing, economical, scotch, thrifty, stinting, efficient, constructive, frugal

   Synonyms:
   uneconomical

3. wastefuladjective

   laying waste

   "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare

   Antonyms:
   scotch, sparing, economical, saving, constructive, efficient, thrifty, frugal, penny-wise, stinting

   Synonyms:
   uneconomical

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1. wastefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   extravagant, prodigal, unthrifty, improvident infrugal, lavish, thriftless

How to use wasteful in a sentence?

1. Michael Bennet:

   President Trump's selfish decision to raid military construction funding is a new low in his ridiculous pursuit of a campaign promise. These projects, including the Space Control Facility at Peterson Air Force Base, were identified by the Department of Defense and the Trump Administration as critical to our military readiness. Taking money from operational priorities to pay for a wasteful and ineffective wall is grossly irresponsible and undermines our national security.

2. Oscar Auliq-Ice:

   It is essential for a sustainable economy to see natural resources as an asset, and wasteful or harmful use of those resources as risks.

3. Said Graham:

   I believe God is going to judge America at some point, he has given us so much, and we're so wasteful and so disobedient, and so wicked in what we're doing as a nation.

4. Donald Trump:

   I will also cancel all wasteful climate change spending from Obama/Clinton.

5. bj vengai chirwa:

   Do not force to be a victor always, learn to gain more when you lose in every situation. Failure is a great guidance which no one can afford you because it normally wasteful and painful.

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