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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