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Synonyms for wasteful

One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.

Tier 5, Summit · 1 sense · adjective

The senseadjectiveTier 5, SummitActions

inefficient in use of time and effort and materials

A clumsy and wasteful process.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

uneconomical

Same sentence, swapped: A clumsy and uneconomical process.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for wasteful as it is used in the sentence above.

lavish
withering
fateful

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