as in miserly
giving or sharing as little as possible
a parsimonious woman who insists that charity begins—and ends—at home
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Recent Examples of parsimonious
Both parsimonious tenets are measurable, explainable and actionable.
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Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Driving the reluctant interviewee to the Manchester airport for the flight to Washington, Rudman discovered that his famously parsimonious friend had only $3 in his wallet.
—Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Some have felt conflicted, but after decades without success and 14 years of soulless drudgery under Mike Ashley’s parsimonious ownership, many were willing to accept anything for the promise or even just the hope of better times.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The parsimonious publics of the United States and other democracies, on the other hand, would prevent their governments from expending the necessary resources to resist Beijing’s efforts to undermine a boycott.
—Dawn Brancati, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2021
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Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025
Driving the reluctant interviewee to the Manchester airport for the flight to Washington, Rudman discovered that his famously parsimonious friend had only $3 in his wallet.
—Barbara A. Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
Some have felt conflicted, but after decades without success and 14 years of soulless drudgery under Mike Ashley’s parsimonious ownership, many were willing to accept anything for the promise or even just the hope of better times.
—Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
The parsimonious publics of the United States and other democracies, on the other hand, would prevent their governments from expending the necessary resources to resist Beijing’s efforts to undermine a boycott.
—Dawn Brancati, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for parsimonious
Adjective
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How much is unclear, but with the Portuguese’s contract not due to expire until June 2027, the amounts won’t be miserly.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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That’ll teach Assad to give Meatball more than a miserly $40 contribution next time!—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Some of it’s considerate and protective, some of it’s selfish.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Listening also means making choices that can feel selfish in the moment.—
Melissa Gonzalez,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Polaha plays Dick Hall, the president of Meridian Mortgage who is taken hostage by Tony Kiritsis (Ribisi), who publicly accuses him on being a greedy and cutthroat monster.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
24 Sep. 2025
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Left-wing antisemitism, which cast Jews as greedy capitalists, existed as well, especially in France, but Jew-baiting remained primarily a right-wing pursuit, the work of illiberal nativists who saw a tiny minority as polluting the purity of their racial or religious communities.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Every year, a complacent, tightfisted city council turned down the recommendations.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2023
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Kotick played the tightfisted owner of the Oakland A’s.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
31 May 2023
Adjective
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So Rizza skipped the presentation format of the past in favor of a tight selection of one-on-one appointments, mostly with retailers.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
3 Oct. 2025
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And results have largely been mixed since Carson Wentz has taken over as the starter, winning a 48-10 blowout over the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 3 and then losing a tight game in Ireland against the Pittsburgh Steelers.—
Reice Shipley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Chargers entered the game undefeated, and have been especially stingy on defense.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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Their defense has been stingy while slowing down two dynamic quarterbacks in the Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes and the Raiders’ Geno Smith.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At least with Derrick, the shallowness seems intentional, if ungenerous.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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But, even though there was nothing the slightest bit ungracious or ungenerous about her performance, it was felt more like the audience being asked to come to her.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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But both are gone because neither could make magic of Sherman’s low-spending model that still includes the most penurious payroll in MLB in 2025.—
Greg Cote
July 16,
Miami Herald,
16 July 2025
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Even so, the general picture of a mother’s absence and a daughter’s understandable resentment at having had to pick up the maternal slack in penurious conditions comes through loud and clear.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Sep. 2024
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“Parsimonious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parsimonious. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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