English Synonym Finder

wastrel

Definitions

A person who wastes money, opportunities, or time.

A good-for-nothing person; a dissolute or shiftless individual.

Examples

The wealthy heir was known as a notorious wastrel who squandered his entire inheritance on gambling and lavish parties.

His father grew tired of supporting a wastrel who refused to seek employment or contribute to the household.

Despite his immense talent, the young artist became a wastrel, wasting his potential on aimless nights and fleeting distractions.

Synonyms

spendthrift profligate squanderer idler loafer ne'er-do-well wastage

Antonyms

thrifty frugal saver economizer miser hoarder industrious