Profligate and Rip

Profligate

Profligate noun - A person who has sunk below the normal moral standard.
Usage example: a drunken profligate, he was given to wretched excess in every aspect of his life

Rip is a synonym for profligate. In some cases you can use "Rip" instead a noun "Profligate". dated substitute

Nearby Word: profligacy

Rip

Rip noun - A person who has sunk below the normal moral standard.
Usage example: something of a rip in his youth, he eventually settled down

Profligate is a synonym for rip. You can use "Profligate" instead a noun "Rip".

Nearby Words: ripped, ripping, ripper
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Rip and Profligate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/profligate/rip
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