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penny-pinching
adjective as in tight with money
Weak matches
adjective as in mean
adjective as in miserly
adjective as in penurious
adjective as in provident
adjective as in thrifty
adjective as in tight
Strongest match
Strong match
adjective as in tightfisted
adjective as in penny-pinching
Weak matches
adjective as in close-fisted
adjective as in costive
adjective as in pinching
Weak matches
adjective as in close
Strongest match
adjective as in economical
Strongest matches
adjective as in frugal
adjective as in grasping
noun as in avarice
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Example Sentences
And yes, he is far from the only penny-pinching conservative in politics who also favors tax cuts for the wealthy.
CBS is a close, penny-pinching second, and CNBC wins the thrifty award for cable.
The middle class claims these women, expecting that each grand flourish be balanced by a penny-pinching gesture.
Hang these penny-pinching fathers, that cram wealth in innocent lamb-skins.
Of course, that shouldn't be—you construe that as you please, but if you think it is penny-pinching it may be.
That penny-pinching Skinner wants me to cut corners and get myself into trouble so he can fire me.
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On this page you'll find 30 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to penny-pinching, such as: miserly, parsimonious, penurious, stingy, and tight.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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