Antonyms for profligacy


Grammar : Noun
Spell : prof-li-guh-see
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɒf lɪ gə si


Definition of profligacy

Origin :
  • 1670s, from profligate + -cy.
  • noun extravagance
  • noun license
Example sentences :
  • Wastefulness, profligacy, or favoritism in public expenditures is criminal.
  • Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
  • You look in vain for any outward signs of profligacy or debauchery.
  • Extract from : « Sunday under Three Heads » by Charles Dickens
  • I will not submit to be ruined by the extravagance and profligacy of any man.
  • Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
  • As a monster of profligacy might she behold me, and that—ah, Dieu!
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Slavery left its blight of impotency and profligacy upon them.
  • Extract from : « The American Missionary -- Volume 38, No. 01, January, 1884 » by Various
  • That barrier removed, and the torrent of his profligacy will rush on without control.
  • Extract from : « The Robbers » by Friedrich Schiller
  • It is in itself cruel, and leads to idleness and profligacy.
  • Extract from : « Framley Parsonage » by Anthony Trollope
  • Have you not squandered every penny I had from my father in your profligacy and evil companions?
  • Extract from : « Madame Midas » by Fergus Hume
  • The profligacy and impurity of the poor is beyond all belief.
  • Extract from : « Life of John Coleridge Patteson » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • Can you deny that it has been one long course of sin, of profligacy?
  • Extract from : « Mary Seaham, Volume 2 of 3 » by Elizabeth Caroline Grey

Synonyms for profligacy

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