Synonyms for wasteful
ˈweɪst fəl

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1. uneconomical, wasteful(adj)

   inefficient in use of time and effort and materials

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

   Synonyms:
   uneconomical, uneconomic

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

2. wasteful(adj)

   tending to squander and waste

   Synonyms:
   uneconomical

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

3. wasteful(adj)

   laying waste

   "when wasteful war shall statues overturn"- Shakespeare

   Synonyms:
   uneconomical

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

English Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wasteful

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

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

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wasteful(a.)

   Synonyms:
   destructive, ruinous

2. wasteful(a.)

   Synonyms:
   lavish, prodigal, profuse, extravagant, thriftless, unthrifty, too free, too liberal

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. wasteful(a)

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "wasteful":

   profligate, uneconomical, uneconomic, wastage, extravagant, unnecessary, anti-economic, useless

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How to use wasteful in a sentence?

1. Evan Hollander:

   The President's authority in this area is intended for wars and genuine national emergencies, asserting this authority to build a wasteful wall is legally dubious and would likely invite a court challenge.

2. Hiroaki Mochida:

   The costs of maintaining extra inventory, or the view that extra inventory may be wasteful are considered to be reasons not to hold more stock.

3. Ben Sheats:

   Part of the foundation of this company is that entertainment can be so much more than just a passive experience, we have these very fancy devices in our pockets that we use every day and just using them as a display screen seems wasteful.

4. P. J. O'Rourke:

   Government isn't a good way to solve problems ... [G]overnment is concerned mostly with self-perpetuation and is subject to fantastic ideas about its own capabilities. ... [G]overnment is wasteful of the nation's resources, immune to common sense and subject to pressure from every half-organized bouquet of assholes. ... [G]overnment is distrustful of and disrespectful toward average Americans while being easily gulled by Americans with money, influence or fame.

5. Marilyn Ferguson:

   The most disturbing and wasteful emotions in modern life, next to fright, are those which are associated with the idea of blame, directed against the self or against others.

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