unthrifty
Bad with money
Unthrifty describes someone who is wasteful or careless with money and resources, failing to manage them prudently.
The word carries an old-fashioned or literary flavor, appearing more often in historical texts than in contemporary speech.
Shakespeare used it to characterize prodigal behavior.
By extension, unthrifty can describe anything that fails to flourish or prosper, as in unthrifty crops that yield poorly despite adequate conditions.
Rashly wasteful spender
- squandererOne who wastes wealth
- shopaholicCompulsive retail addict
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- dissipatorWhat scatters or depletes
improvident · wastrel · high-roller · spender · splurger · bankrupt · insolvent · debtor
Lacking careful forethought
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- foolhardyRecklessly bold
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
- heedlessCareless of consequences
rash · hasty · thoughtless · shortsighted · improvident · injudicious · unwise · ill-advised
Abundant beyond necessity
- opulentOstentatiously wealthy
- luxuriousMarked by costly elegance
- sumptuousSplendidly rich and costly
- indulgentToo willing to yield
ostentatious · immoderate · grandiose · exorbitant · excessive · splurging · overspending · decadent
Reckless depletion of resources
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- fritteringWasting gradually, carelessly
- depletingProgressively using up
misusing · draining · exhausting · inefficient · unproductive · ruinous · wanton · mismanaging
prodigal
Rashly wasteful spender
- squandererOne who wastes wealth
- shopaholicCompulsive retail addict
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
dissipator · improvident · wastrel · high-roller · spender · splurger · bankrupt · insolvent · debtor
imprudent
Lacking careful forethought
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- foolhardyRecklessly bold
- carelessInattentive, prone to mistakes
heedless · rash · hasty · thoughtless · shortsighted · improvident · injudicious · unwise · ill-advised · incautious
lavish
Abundant beyond necessity
indulgent · ostentatious · immoderate · grandiose · exorbitant · excessive · splurging · overspending · decadent · flamboyant
squandering
Reckless depletion of resources
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- dissipatingScattering and fading out
- fritteringWasting gradually, carelessly
depleting · misusing · draining · exhausting · inefficient · unproductive · ruinous · wanton · mismanaging · overconsuming
unthriftythrifty
Prudent with resources
frugal · economical · penny-pinching · parsimonious · sparing
unthriftyconserving
Protecting from depletion
preserving · saving · husbanding · hoarding · careful
thrifty, thrift, spendthrift, thriftiness, thriftily, thriftless, thriftiest, thriftier