Words and phrases that have a meaning related to wasteful:  (149 results)
Antonyms:
thrifty
Often used in the same context:
inefficient, profligate, unproductive, pork barrel, unnecessary, costly, bloated, pointless, wrongheaded, extravagant, useless, counterproductive, ineffective, irresponsible, frivolous, needless, misguided, unneeded, unsustainable, shortsighted, gluttonous, reckless, unwise, uncreative, ineffectual, nonproductive, pork barreling, superfluous, thoughtless, expensive, mindless, inefficacious, duplicative, unpractical, unessential, destructive, indefensible, unimaginative, inessential, foolish, haphazard, stupid, idiotic, disgraceful, distasteful, unaccountable, disgusting, corrupt, mismanaged, slapdash, ungreen, shoddy, unseemly, inept, futile, unworthy, shameful, distortive, fruitless, miserly, wreckless, unaffordable, unworkable, burdensome, dishonest, undisciplined, outdated, unrequired, lazy, harmful, unchristian, undemocratic, uncompetitive, unambitious, hypocritical, impractical, inhumane, careless, purposeless, unethical, misdirected, immoral, statist, ludicrous, wanton, unaesthetic, overreaching, illiberal, outmoded, unserious, sloppy, crass, overpriced, saving, nugatory, ridiculous, unprogressive, outrageous, uneconomical, avoidable, selfish, clumsy, arbitrary, impatient, inconvenient, mischief, anybody, anyone, earnest, evil, im, impertinent, organized, picturesque, sensible, tiresome, tolerable, abide, ado, attainable, be, capita, uneconomic, routinized, economical, innovative, dilatory, orderly, planned, unconventional, approved, costeffective
Synonyms:
pound-foolish
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— Nouns for wasteful: expenditure, use, duplication, methods, practices, spending, competition, consumption, process, method, system, more...

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