Thesaurus
pinching
Synonyms and Antonyms of pinching
- neighborhood kids who were trick-or-treating knew better than to bother to knock on that pinching couple's door
altruistic, selfless, unselfish
extravagant, free, handsome, 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
pinching
Synonyms and Antonyms of pinching
- this constant pinching is getting ridiculous—we can afford to turn on one or two lights!
Synonyms and Antonyms of pinching
- the zipper on those jeans always pinches me
- pinched the earrings while the boutique owner was distracted by another customer
appropriating, boosting [slang], filching, heisting, hooking, lifting, misappropriating, nicking [British slang], nipping, pilfering, pocketing, purloining, ripping off, snitching, stealing, swiping, thieving
- pinched the purse snatcher just two blocks from where he had robbed the old lady
apprehending, arresting, busting [slang], collaring, nabbing, nailing, nicking [British slang], picking up, pulling in, restraining, running in, seizing
bagging, capturing, catching, getting, grabbing, grappling, hooking, landing, snapping (up), snaring, snatching, trapping
committing, confining, detaining, holding, immuring, imprisoning, incarcerating, interning, jailing, jugging, locking (up)
binding, enchaining, fettering, handcuffing, manacling, shackling, trammeling (or trammelling)
- if we pinch hard for the upcoming year, we can probably afford the vacation at that fancy resort
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