Synonyms & related words for wastrel

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of wastrel — including waster, squanderer, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate, spender. 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 wastrel

Explore words related to wastrel — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include boondoggler, wasteful, thriftless, wastefulness, squanders, layabout, prodigality, wastefully. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for wastrel

Common synonyms for wastrel include waster, squanderer, spendthrift, prodigal, profligate, spender, scapegrace, losel — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does wastrel come from?

The word wastrel breaks down into 2 roots of Latin and English origin: wastr, from Latin vastus (“to waste, squander”); and -el, from English -el (“diminutive/agent”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.