PRODIGALITY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

prodigality

noun

Definition of prodigality

as in waste

an instance of spending money or resources without care or restraint his purchase of a new yacht was only one of a series of reckless prodigalities

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as in generosity

the quality or fact of being free or wasteful in the expenditure of money his prodigality eventually turned him into a pauper

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Noun

Just be prepared for the machine to spend a considerable amount of time producing a small mountain of plastic waste alongside your masterpiece.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Florentina Holzinger’s waste-processing, piss-wallowing Seaworld Venice at this year’s Austrian Pavilion?

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of waste

Noun

Aunt Jackie, revealing her own sense of humor and generosity, gave Mum a green four-leaf clover-pin with a small diamond on each leaf.

— Kerry Kennedy, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026
The conflict between pragmatism and generosity begins at a small scale and incrementally escalates.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of generosity

Noun

Bezos and Sánchez Bezos received backlash for the event’s lavishness during global hardships.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
The Vanity Fair of today embodies a certain sort of lavishness—an often unironic appreciation of and yearning for rich people things.

— Naomi Skwarna, hazlitt.net, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lavishness

Noun

That same barbecue sauce is served with a gargantuan chicken cutlet sheathed in a crunchy golden crust of gluten-free panko crumbs and a profusion of sesame seeds.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
Making pilgrims safe and comfortable But pilgrimages did not go away, nor did the profusion of information surrounding them.

— Shay Rabineau, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of profusion

Noun

The Credit Suisse findings suggest that what holds value isn’t luxury per se, but specific tastes.

— Molly A. Wallace, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Kering doesn’t break down sales of individual houses except Gucci, but according to Bernstein estimates, the house generated less than €200 million in 2025, down sharply from a peak of €850 million during the post-pandemic luxury boom in 2022/2023.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of luxury

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