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Definitions

stinginess

[stin-jee-nis] / ˈstɪn dʒi nɪs /
NOUN
avarice
Synonyms
STRONG
avidity covetousness cupidity frugality greediness miserliness parsimony penuriousness rapacity thrift
WEAK
close-fistedness grabbiness penny-pinching
Antonyms
STRONG
generosity
WEAK
philanthropy
NOUN
closeness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
intimacy proximity
STRONG
adjacency compactness density parsimony penuriousness propinquity reticence secrecy secretiveness strictness
Antonyms
STRONG
openness
NOUN
economy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
frugality prudence thrift thriftiness
STRONG
austerity curtailment cutback husbandry providence retrenchment sustainability
WEAK
carefulness meanness miserliness parcity parsimony scrimping skimping sparingness
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 thriftiness
WEAK
forehandedness good management scrimping
Antonyms
STRONG
spending squandering
WEAK
generosity lavishness wastefulness
NOUN
meanness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avarice greed malice
STRONG
abjection baseness beastliness closeness corruptness covetousness debasement degeneracy degradation disrepute frugality infamy iniquity lowness malignity miserliness parsimony pettiness rapacity shamelessness sordidness unkindness unscrupulousness unworthiness wickedness
WEAK
churlishness contemptibleness ill temper knavishness smallmindedness
Antonyms
STRONGEST
benevolence generosity
STRONG
goodness honor morality virtue
WEAK
nobility worthiness
NOUN
selfishness
Synonyms
STRONGEST
greed self-indulgence
STRONG
self-centeredness self-worship
NOUN
thrift
Synonyms
STRONGEST
austerity frugality prudence
STRONG
carefulness parsimony providence saving thriftiness
WEAK
economizing
Antonyms
WEAK
extravagance spending waste
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 supervision thrift
WEAK
parcity scrimping 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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The girls bought new shoes and ate more meat, but along with Pedro’s financial savvy came a stinginess that extended to his family.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2024

But he is constantly flummoxed by the stinginess of some customers.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2023

Philadelphia overcame some offensive struggles with defensive stinginess.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022

There are a couple of reasons for societal stinginess.

From Reuters • Dec. 9, 2021

Whose whims had been taken seriously by adults and who grew up to be the stingiest, greediest people on earth and out of their stinginess grew their stingy little love that ate everything in sight.

From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.