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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

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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