Profligate and Penurious

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Profligate adjective - Given to spending money freely or foolishly.

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

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Penurious is an antonym for profligate.

Nearby Word: profligacy

Penurious adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: the company's penurious management could not be convinced of the need to earmark more money for research and development

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Profligate is an antonym for penurious.

Nearby Word: penury

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Penurious and Profligate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/profligate/penurious

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