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overspending

NOUN

deficit spending

Synonyms

STRONGEST

budget deficit

WEAK

compensatory spending debt debt explosion deficit financing in the red megadebt negative cash flow no assets paying out in excess of income pump priming

NOUN

extravagance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

absurdity exaggeration excess luxury squandering

STRONG

amenity dissipation exorbitance expenditure folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profligacy profusion recklessness superfluity unrestraint wastefulness wildness

WEAK

icing on the cake overdoing preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

STRONGEST

economy frugality

WEAK

moderation providence saving thrift thriftiness

NOUN

extravagancy

Synonyms

STRONG

excessiveness exorbitance extravagance inordinateness lavishness overabundance overindulgence overplus plethora prodigality profuseness profusion superabundance superfluity surfeit waste wastefulness

WEAK

extravagantness superfluousness unreasonableness

Antonyms

STRONG

lack need saving scarcity want

NOUN

prodigality

Synonyms

STRONG

absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence profligacy profuseness profusion recklessness squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wastefulness wildness

WEAK

icing on the cake overdoing preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

STRONG

economy frugality lack

NOUN

profligacy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

recklessness

STRONG

absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profuseness profusion squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wastefulness wildness

WEAK

icing on the cake overdoing preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

STRONG

economy frugality lack

NOUN

wastefulness

Synonyms

STRONG

absurdity amenity dissipation exaggeration excess exorbitance expenditure extravagancy folly frill immoderation improvidence lavishness luxury outrageousness overindulgence prodigality profligacy profuseness profusion recklessness squandering superfluity unrestraint waste wildness

WEAK

icing on the cake overdoing preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

STRONG

economy frugality lack

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Plenty of investors still think that the AI build-out could get messy, with companies overspending and Wall Street eventually weeding out the losers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

However, the company also raised capital-expenditure estimates for 2026, sparking fears of overspending.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

“Unchecked overspending and liability claims continue to be a major cause of financial troubles,” he said in a February statement, ahead of the mayor’s budget proposal, which offered a more hold-the-line approach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

A pattern of overspending has been in place for half a century.

From State of the Union Address by Reagan, Ronald

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