economies

NOUN

saving, frugality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

recession

STRONG

abridgement austerity care carefulness caution curtailment cutback decrease deduction direction discretion husbandry layoff meanness miserliness moratorium parsimony providence prudence reduction regulation restraint retrenchment rollback shrinkage stinginess supervision thrift thriftiness

WEAK

parcity scrimping skimping sparingness

Antonyms

STRONG

addition carelessness disregard enlargement expansion extravagance imprudence increase indiscretion neglect negligence raise spending thoughtlessness

WEAK

squandering

Example Sentences

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Bank balance sheets now are in better shape, the world’s advanced economies are less oil-intensive and monetary frameworks are “more credible” than 50 years ago, they added.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

It could help the Gulf economies offset U.S. tariff pressure and the Middle East war-related disruptions, Ansari says.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It is a clean energy option that provides enormous home-grown energy that is, and will be, needed to power vibrant economies of the future.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Japan committed to a $550 billion investment program to help fortify Western economies from reliance on—and competition from—China.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

We ridicule their piety, their small economies, the size of their feet, their rubber plant, which sums them up.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood