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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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“The market also appears to be pricing in some resiliency within world economies with a major oil spike having less impact on global growth than previously expected.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Coming on top of decades of human-caused warming, it could bring another record-hot year - most likely in 2027 - with disruption to weather, food supplies and economies running well into that year.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Developing economies would see growth of just 2.4%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The electrification target unveiled in Bonn was "a flagship initiative" of COP31 that could respond to this crisis and help insulate economies from fossil fuel price shocks, the Turkish conference organisers said in a statement.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

To keep the world’s economies and trade running smoothly, it oversaw international exchange rates and payment systems.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield