All prodigal synonyms
prodΒ·iΒ·gal
P p adjective prodigal
- excessive β More than is necessary, normal, or desirable; immoderate.
- noncompulsory β Not compulsory.
- wanton β done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
- opulent β characterized by or exhibiting opulence: an opulent suite.
- extravagant β Lacking restraint in spending money or using resources.
- itinerate β to go from place to place, especially in a regular circuit, as a preacher or judge.
- lavish β expended, bestowed, or occurring in profusion: lavish spending.
- overabundant β an excessive amount or abundance; surfeit: an overabundance of sugar in the diet.
- wasteful β given to or characterized by useless consumption or expenditure: wasteful methods; a wasteful way of life.
- overboard β over the side of a ship or boat, especially into or in the water: to fall overboard.
noun prodigal
- mischiefmaker β Alternative form of mischief-maker.
- dissipater β to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- dp β 1. data processing. According to hackers, use of the term marks one immediately as a suit. See DPer. 2. dot pitch. 3. Dissociated Press.
- magdalen β the, Mary Magdalene.
- has-been β a person or thing that is no longer effective, successful, popular, etc.
- evacuee β A person evacuated from a place of danger to somewhere safe.
- debauchee β a man who leads a life of reckless drinking, promiscuity, and self-indulgence
- in-solvent β not solvent; unable to satisfy creditors or discharge liabilities, either because liabilities exceed assets or because of inability to pay debts as they mature.
- high-roller β a person who gambles for large stakes, as in a casino.
- failure β an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- born loser β (Informal) (often derogatory) A person who is habitually unsuccessful or unlucky or who is prejudged to be a failure in life, especially one with a defeatist outlook.
- black sheep β If you describe someone as the black sheep of their family or of a group that they are a member of, you mean that they are considered bad or worthless by other people in that family or group.
- nighthawk β any of several longwinged, American goatsuckers of the genus Chordeiles, related to the whippoorwill, especially C. minor, having variegated black, white, and buff plumage.
- grafter β the acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest, unfair, or illegal means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
- waster β a person or thing that wastes time, money, etc.
adj prodigal
- bumper β Bumpers are bars at the front and back of a vehicle which protect it if it bumps into something.
- de luxe β (esp of products, articles for sale, etc) rich, elegant, or sumptuous; superior in quality, number of accessories, etc
- lousy with β infested with lice.
- hot and cold β (Idiomatic) Ambivalent; having conflicting emotions.
- dissipative β to scatter in various directions; disperse; dispel.
- liberal β favorable to progress or reform, as in political or religious affairs.
- generous β liberal in giving or sharing; unselfish: a generous patron of the arts; a generous gift.
- free-and-easy β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- free β enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- flush β a hand or set of cards all of one suit. Compare royal flush, straight flush.
- large-hearted β having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- lush β (of vegetation, plants, grasses, etc.) luxuriant; succulent; tender and juicy.
- frilly β covered with or marked by frills: Some of the more elaborate dress shirts have frilly fronts.
- largehearted β having or showing generosity; charitable; understanding.
- greathearted β having or showing a generous heart; magnanimous.
- down and out β downward; going or directed downward: the down escalator.
- luxuriant β abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation.
- in-effective β not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- inefficient β not efficient; unable to effect or achieve the desired result with reasonable economy of means.
- causeless β a person or thing that acts, happens, or exists in such a way that some specific thing happens as a result; the producer of an effect: You have been the cause of much anxiety. What was the cause of the accident?
- in-continent β unable to restrain natural discharges or evacuations of urine or feces.
- inessential β not essential; not necessary; nonessential.
- alive with β teeming with; full of (living or moving things)
- misspent β spent wrongly or unwisely; wasted: misspent youth.
- aplenty β If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.