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Prodigal

Spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant.

✓ Synonyms

Wastefulprofligateimprovidentlavish

✗ Antonyms

Thriftyfrugalparsimoniouseconomical

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This word appears in beginner set 5

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About "Prodigal"

Prodigal is a vocabulary word commonly tested on the SAT. Understanding this word and its synonyms (Wasteful, profligate) can help you answer Reading and Writing questions more accurately. The opposite meaning (antonyms) includes words like Thrifty and frugal.

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