Choose the correct synonym of the following word from the given options:
PROFLIGATE
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Spendthrift
Profligate means spending money or resources recklessly and wastefully. It can also mean living an immoral, pleasure-seeking life. Its synonym is spendthrift.
Example: The profligate heir spent his fortune within five years.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Ethical | morally right (it is nearly the opposite of profligate in its second sense) | Doctors must follow ethical practices. |
| (2) Mediocre | of only average, ordinary quality | The film was mediocre at best. |
| (3) Bashful | shy and easily embarrassed | The bashful child hid behind his mother. |
| (4) Spendthrift (answer) | a person who spends money wastefully (both words describe reckless spending) | Her spendthrift brother is always borrowing money. |
| Synonyms of profligate: spendthrift, wasteful, extravagant, prodigal Antonyms of profligate: thrifty, frugal, economical, prudent Also asked in CUET (UG): profligate – 14-05-2026 Slot 1, 11-05-2026 Slot 2, 31-05-2025 Slot 1, 21-05-2025 Slot 2 mediocre – 21-05-2025 Slot 2, 23-05-2023 Slot 2 spendthrift – 12-05-2026 Slot 2, 21-05-2025 Slot 2, 17-08-2022 Slot 2 |