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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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Shoppers are not necessarily scrimping on their holiday budgets, but amid economic uncertainty and a cooling labor market, they’re more focused on scoring the best deals, data suggest.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 26, 2025

"It's literally scrimping and scraping to be able to manage to get one lesson a week," she says.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

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

With housing prices falling and stocks prices limping along, even middle-class families are scrimping rather than spending.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2024

It looked as if our days of financial scrimping were gone forever.

From An American Idyll The Life of Carleton H. Parker by Parker, Cornelia Stratton