Summary: PRECLUDE (verb) 1. To make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent. 2. To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity: to prevent something from happening, especially by action Synonyms: inhibit, cease, discontinue, restrain, impede, interrupt, prevent, Antonyms: allow, permit Examples: - Hank’s warning will not preclude Andy from making the trip. - At the meeting, the executives discussed ways to preclude unnecessary lawsuits. - Harry’s contract precludes him from going to work for a competing company if he quits his job. - Sally’s age was not a preclusion to her being accepted on the management course. - The jury members were precluded from discussing the case with family members. SPENDTHRIFT (noun, adjective) ?NOUN: One who spends money recklessly or wastefully. ADJECTIVE: Wasteful or extravagant: spendthrift bureaucrats. Synonyms: (n.) spender, high-roller, squanderer, (adj.) wasteful, careless, prodigal, profligate, Antonyms: restrained, moderate, prudent, frugal Examples: - Monique was a spendthrift who went shopping everyday and always bought expensive, designer clothes. - Manual is not a spendthrift and he really has to think about his purchases. - spendthrift consumers had amassed a mountain of debt on their credit cards and home loans - The spendthrift was forced to file for bankruptcy because of his huge debts.
