Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun prodigal

1 sense of prodigal

Sense 1
prodigal, profligate, squanderer -- (a recklessly extravagant consumer)
       => consumer -- (a person who uses goods or services)

Antonyms of adj prodigal

1 sense of prodigal

Sense 1
extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift -- (recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures")

INDIRECT (VIA wasteful) -> thrifty -- (careful and diligent in the use of resources)

Similarity of adj prodigal

1 sense of prodigal

Sense 1
extravagant, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift -- (recklessly wasteful; "prodigal in their expenditures")
       => wasteful (vs. thrifty) -- (tending to squander and waste)