Choose the correct antonym of the word Prodigal from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Parsimonious
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Prodigal means spending money or resources freely and recklessly; it emphasizes wastefulness and extravagance.
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Parsimonious means being unwilling to spend money or use resources; it emphasizes excessive frugality or stinginess. It is the direct opposite of being wasteful.
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Spendthrift – someone who spends money freely and foolishly; same meaning as prodigal, not opposite.
Extravagant – someone who spends too much or uses resources lavishly; similar to prodigal.
Profligate – someone who is wildly wasteful or reckless in spending; again similar to prodigal.