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frugal

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of frugal

careful in the management of money or resources

  • by being frugal, the family is able to stretch its monthly budget
Synonyms of frugal

economical, economizing, provident, scrimping, sparing, thrifty
Words Related to frugal

conserving, preserving, saving

forehanded, foresighted, foresightful, prudent

penny-wise

cheap, close, closefisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, spare, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted
Near Antonyms of frugal

improvident, shortsighted

bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unselfish, unsparing

extravagant, indulgent, lavish
Antonyms of frugal

prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful

Synonym Discussion of frugal

sparing, frugal, thrifty, economical mean careful in the use of one's money or resources. sparing stresses abstention and restraint.
    • sparing in the offering of advice
frugal implies absence of luxury and simplicity of lifestyle.
    • ran a frugal household
thrifty stresses good management and industry.
    • thrifty use of nonrenewable resources
economical stresses prudent management, lack of wastefulness, and use of things to their best advantage.
    • an economical health-care plan

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