23
extravagant(adjective, free, careless, save, careful)
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prodigal(adjective, free, waste, careless, wild)
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improvident(adjective, careless, indifferent, casual, thoughtless)
17
profligate(adjective, careless, save, careful, grand)
15
lavish(adjective, free, careless, wild, save)
15
spendthrift(noun, adjective, free, careless, wild)
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profuse(adjective, save, careful, excess, economical)
10
immoderate(adjective, free, careless, wild, unreasonable)
10
thriftless(adjective, free, careless, wild, grand)
9
squandering(adjective, extravagant, lavish, reckless, economical)
9
time-consuming
8
pound-foolish(adjective, extravagant, lavish, economical, thriftless)
8
uneconomical(adjective, careless, extravagant, thoughtless, incompetent)
8
unthrifty(adjective, economical, prodigality, improvident)
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destructive(adjective, economical)
7
devastating
7
excessive(adjective, unreasonable, grand, extravagant, generous)
7
reckless(adjective, free, careless, indifferent, wild)
6
exhausting
6
ruinous(adjective, economical, devastating, disastrous)
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