Synonyms & related words for boondoggle

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Words related to boondoggle

Explore words related to boondoggle — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include boondoggler, wasteful, misspending, waster, waste, uneconomic, wastefulness, squanders. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does boondoggle come from?

The word boondoggle breaks down into one root of American English origin: the root boondoggle, from American English boondoggle (“wasteful trivial work”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.