What is another word for profligates?
161 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ pɹˈɒflɪɡˌe͡ɪts], [ pɹˈɒflɪɡˌeɪts], [ p_ɹ_ˈɒ_f_l_ɪ_ɡ_ˌeɪ_t_s]
Profligates are individuals who are reckless and wasteful in their behavior and spending. There are a variety of synonyms that can be used to describe such individuals. Some of the most common ones include spendthrifts, prodigals, squanderers, wasters, and hedonists. Each of these words carries a slightly different connotation, but they all refer to individuals who have a tendency to use up resources in a careless or extravagant way. Other less common synonyms for profligates include dissolute, extravagant, and debauched. Whether you are discussing someone's spending habits or their overall lifestyle, using one of these synonyms can help you communicate more effectively and convey the appropriate tone and meaning.
Synonyms for Profligates:
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n.
• good-for-nothing • hedonist • profligate • spendthrift • villain • voluptuaries Other relevant words:
- BADS ,
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- FASTS ,
- Firms ,
- Iniquities ,
- LINEs ,
- Profligation ,
- ancestries ,
- bettings ,
- bloodlines ,
- bloods ,
- consciences ,
- consumers ,
- corrupts ,
- criminals ,
- crosscurrents ,
- debauchees ,
- degenerates ,
- depravities ,
- descents ,
- dissipates ,
- gores ,
- hedonists ,
- lavishes ,
- lineages ,
- loafer ,
- looses ,
- lushes ,
- ministries ,
- origins ,
- pedigrees ,
- pitches ,
- prodigal son ,
- quicks ,
- rakes ,
- rascals ,
- rents ,
- reprobates ,
- rips ,
- riptides ,
- slants ,
- snags ,
- spenders ,
- spendthrifts ,
- splits ,
- stocks ,
- tears ,
- vagabonds ,
- villains ,
- wasters ,
- wastrel ,
- wastrels ,
- wilds ,
- wrongs .
- Grafter ,
- bad lot ,
- beggar ,
- big spender ,
- black sheep ,
- blackguard ,
- bon vivant ,
- bully ,
- bum ,
- cad ,
- cardsharp ,
- charlatan ,
- cheat ,
- compulsive shopper ,
- cyprian ,
- debauchee ,
- deep pockets ,
- degenerate ,
- delinquent ,
- devil ,
- disgrace ,
- dissipater ,
- dissipator ,
- epicurean ,
- felon ,
- fraud ,
- glutton ,
- good-for-nothing ,
- high roller ,
- hypocrite ,
- idler ,
- imp ,
- lecher ,
- liar ,
- libertine ,
- mischief-maker ,
- miscreant ,
- ne'er-do-well ,
- nighthawk ,
- no-good ,
- old goat ,
- opportunist ,
- paillard ,
- pleasuremonger ,
- pleasureseeker ,
- pretender ,
- prodigal ,
- profligate ,
- rake ,
- recreant ,
- reprobate ,
- robber ,
- rowdy ,
- ruffian ,
- satyr ,
- scalawag ,
- scoundrel ,
- sensualist ,
- sinner ,
- skunk ,
- spender ,
- spendthrift ,
- sport ,
- squanderer ,
- swindler ,
- swinger ,
- sybarite ,
- thrill-seeker ,
- tramp ,
- trickster ,
- vagabond ,
- vagrant ,
- varmint ,
- villain ,
- voluptuary ,
- waster ,
- wretch .
How to use "Profligates" in context?
Profligate means using or spending more than one is able or should consume or spend. For example, a profligate person might overspend on food, alcohol, or cigarettes. profligates may also be excessively promiscuous or engage in other irresponsible behaviors.
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