wastefulness

NOUN

extravagance

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 overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift

Antonyms

STRONG

economy frugality lack

Example Sentences

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They’re scouting whose strategies should be amplified after generating a great return, and what wastefulness should be squashed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

But their wastefulness in front of goal cost them as Zian Flemming headed in from a corner in stoppage time.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

Over the years, their father, who opined on the wastefulness of Americans, had accumulated discarded objects and found ways to introduce them into his art.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

Scotland's winless run stretched to six games as their wastefulness in front of goal was compounded by a late collapse against the Netherlands in Amsterdam.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024

Then she clucked her tongue at all the wastefulness.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly

wastefulness

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