Synonyms & related words for prodigality

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of prodigality — including extravagance, profligacy, lavishness, extravagancy, wastefulness, improvidence. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to prodigality

Explore words related to prodigality — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include profligate, thriftless, profusive, sumptuosity, squanderer, extravagant, wasteful, dissoluteness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for prodigality

Common synonyms for prodigality include extravagance, profligacy, lavishness, extravagancy, wastefulness, improvidence, exorbitance, squandering — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does prodigality come from?

The word prodigality breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forth, away”); and -dig, from Latin ago (“drive”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.