frittering

adjective

Definition of fritteringnext
as in wasting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frittering
  1. wasting
  2. profligate
  3. wasteful
  4. spendthrift
  5. prodigal
Adjective
  • There’s a lipstick loop, a key leash (no more wasting time rummaging around on your doorstep), an RFID-blocking compartment for your wallet, and multiple zippered and quick-access interior pockets.
    Jessica Macdonald, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023
  • No more wasting time.
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2022
Definition of wasting
Adjective
  • In fact, Wall Street fears Trump may even ignite the next bout of inflation due to his profligate fiscal proposals.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Gold has emerged as an attractive hedge against rising inflation, profligate fiscal policies, and geopolitical instability.
    Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of profligate
Adjective
  • Replacing drugs that are still effective is wasteful and expensive.
    Keren Landman, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Holmes likes the sharp stainless steel blades and the overall design which is a little less wasteful than most other disposables.
    Marci Robin, Glamour, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of wasteful
Adjective
  • Galle’s father worked for Marie Antoinette, but the French Revolution unsurprisingly had a major impact on the aristocratic market for spendthrift furnishings like this.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2024
  • Those could have been used to constrain distributions to or for the benefit of the spendthrift child.
    Martin Shenkman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Definition of spendthrift
Adjective
  • To mark National Black Cat Day watch the video above to see the surprise return of a prodigal black cat.
    Terry Baddoo, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • The same year that Joker used the Waynes as representatives of the evil one percent, Robert Pattinson was cast as a younger goth version of Gotham’s nocturnal prodigal son in Matt Reeves’s The Batman, of which The Penguin is a spinoff.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2024
Definition of prodigal
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frittering (away)

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