Squandering and Spare

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Squandering adjective - Given to spending money freely or foolishly.

Usage example: the nightclub's ridiculous prices seem geared to squandering revelers with more money than sense

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Spare is an antonym for squandering.

Nearby Words: squander, squandered, squanderer

Spare adjective - Giving or sharing as little as possible.

Usage example: a man who is kind and gentle but definitely spare of speech

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Squandering is an antonym for spare.

Nearby Words: spar, sparing, spared, sparely

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