Profligate and Pinching

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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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Pinching is an antonym for profligate.

Nearby Word: profligacy

Pinching adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: neighborhood kids who were trick-or-treating knew better than to bother to knock on that pinching couple's door

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Profligate is an antonym for pinching.

Nearby Words: pinch, pinched

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

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