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profligacy

[prof-li-guh-see] / ˈprɒf lɪ gə si /
NOUN
extravagance
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 overspending preposterousness squander unreasonableness unthrift
Antonyms
STRONG
economy frugality lack
NOUN
license
Synonyms
STRONGEST
irresponsibility
STRONG
anarchy animalism arrogance audacity boldness complacency debauchery disorder dissoluteness dissolution effrontery excess forwardness gluttony immoderation impropriety lawlessness laxity licentiousness looseness presumptuousness prodigality refractoriness relaxation sauciness self-indulgence sensuality slackness temerity unrestraint unruliness wantonness wildness
WEAK
libertinism relaxedness
Antonyms
STRONG
care caution cowardice humility meekness modesty order

Example Sentences

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But Kolo Muani's profligacy wouldn't come back to haunt Tottenham as they struck in the 51st minute.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

AI companies are losing money at an epic pace, and the reasons go deeper than mere profligacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2025

First of all, literally weighing the value or profligacy of a piece of legislation by the ounce, as Musk proposes, is not exactly logical.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2024

That certainly points to profligacy from Clement's attack, which has been an issue in the infancy of this season as the Ibrox side seem to struggle to kill teams off.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

The rope received the flame greedily; the transports of greed were succeeded by the profligacy of utmost generosity; and soon the whole store partook.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson

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