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parsimonious
Synonyms and Antonyms of parsimonious
- a parsimonious woman who insists that charity begins—and ends—at home
altruistic, selfless, unselfish
extravagant, lavish, overgenerous, profuse
beneficent, benevolent, hospitable, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)
compassionate, good-hearted, greathearted, kindly, magnanimous, openhearted
dissipating, frittering, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, splurging, squandering, wasteful, wasting
Synonym Discussion of parsimonious
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- a stingy child, not given to sharing
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- folks who are very close when charity calls
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- the niggardly amount budgeted for the town library
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- a parsimonious lifestyle notably lacking in luxuries
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- the penurious eccentric bequeathed a fortune
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- a miserly couple devoid of social conscience
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