Mean and Profligate

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Mean adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: a mean child who hoarded all her toys

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Profligate is an antonym for mean.

Nearby Words: means, meaning, meanness, meant, meanly

Profligate adjective - Given to spending money freely or foolishly.

Usage example: profligate movie producers hoping to create the next blockbuster

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Mean is an antonym for profligate.

Nearby Word: profligacy

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