Prodigal vs Dissipated - What's the difference?
prodigal | dissipated | Synonyms |
wastefully extravagant.
(often, followed by of or with) someone yielding profusely, lavish
profuse, lavishly abundant
returning after abandoning a person, group, or ideal, especially for selfish reasons; being a prodigal son.
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(dissipate)
to have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasures
* James dissipated his savings with all of his addictions.
Wasteful of health or possessions in the pursuit of pleasure
Prodigal is a synonym of dissipated.
As adjectives the difference between prodigal and dissipated
is that prodigal is wastefully extravagant while dissipated is to have squandered and scattered valuable possessions while devoted to pursuit of self-indulgent pleasures.As a noun prodigal
is a prodigal person, a spendthrift.As a verb dissipated is
(dissipate).prodigal
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- He found himself guilty of prodigal spending during the holidays.
- He is a prodigal son.
- She was a merry person, glad and prodigal of smiles.
- How can he be so prodigal with money on such a tight budget?