He was a drunkard and a profligate.
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Profligate
/ˈpɹɒflɪɡət/
Synonyms for "profligate" (163 found)
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Closest matches (33)
abandonedbacksliderbad eggbad lotblack sheepcarnalcasanovacontaminatedcorruptcorrupteddebaseddebaucheddebaucheedecadentdegeneratedegradeddepraveddissipateddissipativedissolute
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Noun(1 words)
Strong matches (49)
evilexcessiveextravagantfallen angelfastfreegallantgaygay deceivergay doggood-for-nothingimmoderateimmoralimprovidentincontinentindecentiniquitousintemperatelady killerlady-killer
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lasciviouslavishlecherlecherouslewdlibertinelicentiouslooselost sheeplost soullothariolover-boymiscreantmorally pollutedno-goodoutrageousovergenerousoverlavishoverliberalpenny-wise and pound-foolish
Noun(2 words)
excessive energy useoverspending
Adjective(5 words)
Verb(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
more wasteful energy use
Related words (81)
pervertpervertedphilandererpimppollutedpound-foolishprodigalprofusepromiscuousrakerakehellrakehellishrakehellyrakishrecidivistrecklessrecreantreprobateriprotten
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rouerounderscandalousscapegraceself-indulgentsensualsensualistshamelesssinfulsinnerskirt chasersodomitesorry lotspendspenderspendthriftsquanderersquanderingsteeped in iniquityswingersybaritesybaritictaintedtrollopunbridledunprincipledunrestrainedvice-corruptedviciousvillainousvitiatedvoluptuaryvoluptuouswalking phalluswantonwarpedwastefulwasterwastethriftwastrelwhorewhoremongerwickedwildwolfwoman chaserwomanizer
Adjective(5 words)
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9 entriesextravagant spendinglavish lifestyleprodigal spendingprofligate lifestyleprofligate personprofligate spenderprofligate spendingprofligate usewasteful spending
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2 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
City were profligate in front of goal, wasting chance after chance.
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Tom is a careless profligate.
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[H]er Reputation—That—I have no Reaſon to believe is in Queſtion—But then hovv long her profligate Courſe of Pleaſures may make her able to keep it—is a ſhocking Queſtion! and her Preſumption VVhile ſhe keeps it—inſupportable!
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