scrimping

ADJECTIVE

economical

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cost-effective efficient practical prudent

WEAK

avaricious canny chary circumspect close closefisted curmudgeonly frugal meager mean methodical miserly money-saving on the rims parsimonious penny-pinching penny-wise penurious provident prudential saving skimping spare sparing stingy thrifty tight time-saving unwasteful watchful work-saving

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inefficient

WEAK

careless uncareful uneconomical unreasonable wasteful

ADJECTIVE

frugal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

canny careful meticulous prudent stingy thrifty

WEAK

abstemious chary conserving discreet meager mingy parsimonious penny-pinching penny-wise preserving provident saving sparing spartan tight tightwad unwasteful wary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless incautious spendthrift wasteful

WEAK

generous lavish spendthrifty uneconomical

ADJECTIVE

penurious

Synonyms

WEAK

avaricious cheap chintzy close-fisted costive curmudgeonly economical frugal greedy hoarding miserly parsimonious penny-pinching pennywise pinchpenny saving sparing thrifty tightfisted uncharitable ungenerous ungiving

ADJECTIVE

pinching

Synonyms

STRONG

close grasping grudging mean narrow near penny-pinching saving skimping sparing

WEAK

acquisitive avaricious chary cheap chintzy churlish close-fisted costive covetous curmudgeonly economical extortionate frugal greedy hard-fisted ignoble illiberal ironfisted miserly parsimonious pennywise penurious petty pinchpenny rapacious scurvy selfish sordid thrifty tight tightfisted uncharitable ungenerous ungiving

Antonyms

STRONG

generous spendthrift unselfish wasting

ADJECTIVE

stingy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frugal greedy miserly selfish thrifty

STRONG

ungenerous

WEAK

acquisitive avaricious chary cheap chintzy churlish close close-fisted costive covetous curmudgeonly economical extortionate grasping grudging ignoble illiberal ironfisted mean narrow near parsimonious pennywise penurious petty pinchpenny rapacious saving scurvy skimping sordid sparing tightfisted uncharitable ungiving

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extravagant generous liberal uneconomical wasteful

WEAK

spendthrift

ADJECTIVE

tightfisted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frugal greedy thrifty

WEAK

chintzy closefisted economical mean mingy miserly money-conscious parsimonious penny-pinching pennywise penurious pinchpenny saving stingy tight tightwad ungenerous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

extravagant generous uneconomical wasteful

NOUN

economy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frugality prudence thrift thriftiness

STRONG

austerity curtailment cutback husbandry providence retrenchment sustainability

WEAK

carefulness meanness miserliness parcity parsimony skimping sparingness stinginess

Antonyms

STRONG

carelessness expenditure extravagance imprudence prodigality profligacy spending waste wastefulness

WEAK

consumption improvidence lavishness overspending squandering

NOUN

frugality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moderation prudence thrift

STRONG

avarice avariciousness carefulness conservation economy miserliness parsimoniousness parsimony penuriousness providence saving stinginess thriftiness

WEAK

forehandedness good management

Antonyms

STRONG

spending squandering

WEAK

generosity lavishness wastefulness

NOUN

thriftiness

Synonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

parcity skimping sparingness

Antonyms

STRONG

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

Example Sentences

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“We have been scrimping for a long time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

‘I worked very hard’: I’m 71 and have $6 million after scrimping and saving.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Dick Rutan achieved celebrity and was in demand on the speaker circuit but didn’t gain the fortune he had expected after scrimping for years to get Voyager aloft.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024

Mason said she has thought about adoption, but will stick with IVF for now — scrimping wherever they can and working overtime as much as possible to pay for it.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2023

You know well how scrimping with himself he has been.

From A Knight of the Nets by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston

scrimping

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