Unthriftiness [noun]

Definition of Unthriftiness:

spending, use without thought

Synonyms of Unthriftiness:

● Misuse

● Squander

● Dilapidation

● Misapplication

● Extravagance

● Havoc

● Prodigality

● Devastation

● Lavishness

● Decay

● Ruin

● Ravage

● Exhaustion

● Loss

● Desolation

● Expenditure

● Dissipation

● Wastefulness

● Destruction

● Improvidence

● Disuse

● Fritter

● Squandering

● Overdoing

● Wastage

● Lost opportunity


Opposite/Antonyms of Unthriftiness:

● Possessions

● Saving

● Hoarding

● Growth

● Development

● Creation

● Construction

● Improvement

● Building


Sentence/Example of Unthriftiness:

Their unthriftiness and lack of foresight alone are to blame!

The symptoms are rather vague as a rule, but the general result is a condition of unthriftiness.

The worst faults of Miss Sheppard's worst style are reproduced here, joined to an unthriftiness in which she had no part nor lot.