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 | ||