Choose the appropriate option which is the opposite of the following word:
Profligate
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Frugal
Profligate means wasteful and extravagant, spending money or resources recklessly. Its antonym is frugal.
Example: His profligate spending left the family with nothing.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Prodigal | wastefully extravagant (it is a synonym of profligate, not its opposite) | The prodigal son spent his whole inheritance within a year. |
| (2) Frugal (answer) | careful and economical in spending, avoiding waste (careful saving is the opposite of reckless spending) | By living a frugal life, she saved enough to buy a house. |
| (3) Improvident | not providing for the future, careless with money (it is also close in meaning to profligate) | Improvident habits soon led him into debt. |
| (4) Effective | producing the result that is wanted (it has no connection with spending or saving) | The new medicine is effective against fever. |
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