HIGH-ROLLING Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

high-rolling

adjective

as in wasteful

given to spending money freely or foolishly an overpriced nightclub that caters mainly to high-rolling tourists

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Recent Examples of high-rolling The movie is about how Irwin and his brother, a high-rolling ex-cop named Gary (Adam Driver), get involved in a financial scheme that ensnares them in the tentacles of the Russian mob. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 May 2026 Ignored by food critics, the restaurant’s excellent sushi has for years enjoyed a following of high-rolling hoodied sushi bros and movie stars on date nights. — Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 Having smoothed things over with Roxie, Jake then returns to the same sweaty, high-rolling, predatory lender to discuss obtaining a large personal loan immediately and off the books. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025 Trade deadlines are all about risk and reward, and the New York Mets certainly entered the proceedings with a high-rolling attitude this season. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025

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Our health care system is wasteful, costly and complicated and desperately needs reform.

— U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Many come in numerous pill packets, which some users feel is wasteful.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of wasteful

Adjective

In many states, including Maryland, debtors may exempt substantial assets from bankruptcy, including retirement accounts, spendthrift trusts and substantial equity in real estate (unlimited in Texas).

— George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2026
The bottom line was that the Trust was not a spendthrift trust under Illinois law.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Definition of spendthrift

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Just as life in industrial urban centers in the nineteenth century caused hardship in rural villages, the profligate lifestyles enjoyed by those of us in the Global North are underwritten by the immiseration of those in the Global South.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Avoid the impulse to label someone as cheap or profligate after one or two dates, AARP advises.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 6 June 2026

Definition of profligate

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