Synonyms & related words for profligate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of profligate — including spendthrift, squanderer, prodigal, debauched, dissolute, extravagant. 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 profligate

Explore words related to profligate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include profligacy, profligately, thriftless, dissolutely, prodigality, wastefully, wastefulness, profusive. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for profligate

Common synonyms for profligate include spendthrift, squanderer, prodigal, debauched, dissolute, extravagant, libertine, wasteful — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does profligate come from?

The word profligate breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: pro-, from Latin pro (“forward, down”); and -flig, from Latin fligo (“strike”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.