unwasteful

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 scrimping skimping spare sparing stingy thrifty tight time-saving 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 scrimping sparing spartan tight tightwad wary

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless incautious spendthrift wasteful

WEAK

generous lavish spendthrifty uneconomical

ADJECTIVE

provident

Synonyms

WEAK

canny cautious discreet economical expedient far-sighted foresighted judicious penny-pinching politic prepared prudent sagacious saving shrewd sparing thrifty tight vigilant well-prepared wise

Antonyms

WEAK

careless improvident spendthrift wasteful

ADJECTIVE

sparing

Synonyms

STRONG

close mean saving

WEAK

avaricious canny chary cost-conscious frugal humane money-conscious parsimonious provident prudent stewardly stingy thrifty tight tight-fisted tolerant ungiving wary

Antonyms

STRONG

generous

WEAK

careless lavish spendthrift uncareful

ADJECTIVE

thrifty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frugal prudent stingy

WEAK

canny careful chary cheap chintzy close close-fisted conserving mean parsimonious penny-pinching preserving provident saving scrimpy sparing steal tight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

generous wasteful

WEAK

extravagant spendthrift uneconomical

ADJECTIVE

wary

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attentive circumspect considerate distrustful frugal leery prudent suspicious vigilant watchful

WEAK

alert cagey calculating canny chary discreet doubting gingerly guarded handling with kid gloves heedful keeping on one's toes on guard on the lookout on the qui vive provident safe saving sly sparing thinking twice thrifty walking on eggs watching one's step watching out wide-awake

Antonyms

STRONGEST

careless certain inattentive incautious inconsiderate indiscreet negligent

WEAK

foolish heedless rash reckless

Example Sentences

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Viewed in this light, much that appears materially wasteful becomes economically unwasteful.

From Time Magazine Archive

If the workman had the full results of his labour he would in all cases be comfortably off, if he were working in an unwasteful way.

From Signs of Change by Morris, William

There was, indeed, in the very type of her beauty a hint of a carefully calculated, unwasteful adaptation of means to ends quite in the spirit of their sparing ways.

From The Street Called Straight by Lowell, Orson

unwasteful

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