CHINTZY Synonyms: 145 Similar and Opposite Words

chintzy

adjective

ˈchin(t)-sē

Definition of chintzy

as in cheap

costing little for the party I want chintzy plates that we can throw away afterward

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as in careful

giving or sharing as little as possible her husband can be pretty chintzy when it comes to buying gifts for others

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Recent Examples of chintzy The sounds are chintzy and soaked in reverb, like a mawkish ’80s ballad rewritten from memory, and the whole thing slowly falls apart and fades out like an old track by the Field. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 24 June 2026 This isn't your chintzy golf club with lawn chairs and marble fountains. — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026 This new Cannon offering, filled with chintzy special effects, a ludicrous story line and campy performances, will likely bore adults but have the kiddies clamoring for more. — Jeffrey Ressner, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026 These are not pretty, chintzy designs referencing a pastoral idyll. — Literary Hub, 11 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for chintzy

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Adjective

For context, the 27-inch ELF-SR2 sells for around ¥550,000 in Japan, so this is a dramatically cheaper way into Sony's 3D ecosystem, landing in the same ballpark as the $299 Looking Glass Go.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2026
This year’s conflict has shown the relative ease with which cheap drones can slip past some of the world’s most expensive air defense systems and hit pipelines, ports, and ships.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of cheap

Adjective

There’s that Japanese concept of space and pause—in the wide corridors, the uncluttered lobby, the careful symmetry.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026
The first step was to tailor it to her size, while being careful to preserve the bespoke construction.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of careful

Adjective

Also on Weekend Update, James Austin Johnson portrayed a selfish Kevin O’Leary, the Shark Tank investor who is backing a massive data center campus in northwest Utah.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2026
That’s also how Violet is thinking about their portrayal of Maureen, whose eccentric performance art and selfish behavior often give the character a bad rap.

— Ellise Shafer, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of selfish

Adjective

March 21 – April 19 Someone else’s disappointment could make a reasonable decision feel surprisingly difficult.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Aries March 21 – April 19 Someone else’s disappointment could make a reasonable decision feel surprisingly difficult.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of reasonable

Adjective

When not making inflammatory political statements, United co-owner Jim Ratcliffe is committed to a miserly mantra of cost-saving prudence.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
The plot involves two sons of rich, miserly fathers in love with girls their fathers will never approve of and what happens when the fathers’ devious servants decide to give the boys a hand.

— Lonnie Burstein Hewitt, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 July 2026

Definition of miserly

Adjective

But the field of presidential contenders is wide open, and the diversified party will likely need to unite around a concrete plan to make life more affordable for everyday Americans.

— Cory Smith, Baltimore Sun, 6 Nov. 2026
Bottoms ran her campaign focusing on inflation, the war in Iran, and the need for affordable health care.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of affordable

Adjective

In my own cautionary tale, Sister needs redemption as much as Scrooge does; events of the past have made her bitter, ungenerous, and generally no fun to be around.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Despite recent increases, the state pension is relatively ungenerous, though Britons do have good private pensions.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of ungenerous

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