Synonyms of thrift

thrift

noun

ˈthrift 

as in saving

careful management of material resources

through hard work and thrift our father was able to raise the money to put all four of us through college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saving
• economy
• frugality
• providence
• parsimony
• prudence
• husbandry
• temperance
• scrimping
• skimping
• penny-pinching
• conservation
• stinginess
• miserliness
• moderation
• belt-tightening
• retrenchment
• restraint
• discretion
• forehandedness
• austerity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wastefulness
• extravagance
• prodigality
• improvidence
• lavishness
• squandering
• diseconomy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thrift

The nonprofit thrift store in Homer Glen has been about six years in the making and opened its doors Thursday as cars parked in a nearby overflow lot and customers enjoyed punch and cookies while browsing through the displays. — Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2026

Be sure to head on over to the thrift store, where McKissick finds it often. — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2026

Kansas City is getting a second location of a thrift store chain next week. — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Pretty much every single day, there’s some pop-up thrift store on campus or in our town next door. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026