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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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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

After tech gains in Asia, attention turned to US-Iran war developments and the potential fallout for economies on the continent, sending European stocks lower.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Indeed, new orders cooled in all of the surveyed economies, suggesting the slowdown in activity is set to continue over coming months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Trump's trip to China produced several pledges on trade between the world's two biggest economies including the Boeing purchase and increased access for American farmers to the Chinese market.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

The advance of cattle, sheep, and goats halted for 2,000 years at the northern edge of the Serengeti Plains, while new types of human economies and livestock breeds were being developed.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond