Synonyms of economy

economy

noun

i-ˈkä-nə-mē 

as in saving

careful management of material resources

people on fixed incomes are used to practicing economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of economy

The war has already battered Iran’s economy and inflicted mounting pain on ordinary people. — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Sanctioning Iranian oil effectively subsidizes the Chinese economy, Cassidy said, by creating a pool of cheap crude that only China is willing and able to snap up. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Vietnam is making moves to revise its extended producer responsibility (EPR) policy to better promote the development of a circular economy. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

To bring it back into a lower balance, an economy could cut its borrowing or—as Bessent suggests—increase its growth. — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026