wasteful

Meaning

1. Inclined to waste or squander money or resources.
2. (obsolete) Uninhabited, desolate.

Opposite of

unwasteful

Synonyms

extravagant

prodigal

spendthrift

lavish

profligate

waste

improvident

squandering

uneconomical

profuse

thriftless

unthrifty

uneconomic

ruinous

unstinted

useless

waster

reckless

frivolous

unfortunate

unsparing

wastrel

of no use

unworthy of

too good

more than one deserves

abuse

ill-spent

consumptive

extavagant

cost

costly

counterfeit

dissipated

dissolute

expenses

fee

idiot

inefficient

inferior

luxurious

non-productive

refuse

regrettable

sacrilegious

spend

stupid

sumptuous

Translations

verschwenderisch

dépensier

spendereccio

gaspilleur

malgastador

müsrif

sciupone

prodigue

verkwistend

aufwendig

verspillend

pródigo

scialacquatore

rovinoso

dissipatore

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈweɪstfəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: wastful

In summary

From Middle English wastful; equivalent to waste + -ful.