English adjective: prodigal | |||
1. | prodigal recklessly wasteful | ||
Samples | Prodigal in their expenditures. | ||
Synonyms | extravagant, profligate, spendthrift | ||
Similar | wasteful | ||
Antonyms | thrifty | ||
English noun: prodigal | |||
1. | prodigal (person) a recklessly extravagant consumer | ||
Synonyms | profligate, squanderer | ||
Broader (hypernym) | consumer | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | scattergood, spend-all, spender, spendthrift, waster, wastrel | ||