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deficit spending n.
extravagance n.
extravagancy n.
prodigality n.
profligacy n.
wastefulness n.

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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overspending

But Apple’s “go-slow” strategy comes in handy on days when investor concerns about AI overspending flare up, insulating the stock from downturns that hit the semiconductor space.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026

The results broadly eased worries about AI companies overspending relative to future profitability.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

Critics say the app’s countdown timers, amped-up chat feeds and other elements encourage impulse overspending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

“But if there are people who are overspending, we want to let them know how to manage that.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

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

From State of the Union Address by Ronald Reagan

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