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Synonyms & Antonyms of grudging
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- Her theories have begun to win grudging acceptance in the scientific community.
- He has earned the grudging admiration/respect of his rivals.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for grudging
- cheap,
- chintzy,
- close,
- closefisted,
- mean,
- mingy,
- miserly,
- niggard,
- niggardly,
- parsimonious,
- penny-pinching,
- penurious,
- pinching,
- pinchpenny,
- spare,
- sparing,
- stingy,
- stinting,
- tight,
- tightfisted,
- uncharitable,
- ungenerous
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for grudging
grudging
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“Grudging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grudging. Accessed 29 May. 2022.
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The first known use of grudging was circa 1531
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