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sparing

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of sparing

1 careful in the management of money or resources
  • a sparing couple who are trying to save up enough for a house
Synonyms of sparing

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

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 sparing

improvident, shortsighted

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

extravagant, indulgent, lavish
Antonyms of sparing

prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful
2 giving or sharing as little as possible
  • a government agency that has always been sparing of public information
Synonyms of sparing

cheap, chintzy, close, closefisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, spare, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted, uncharitable, ungenerous
Words Related to sparing

careful, chary, conserving, economical, economizing, frugal, saving, scrimping, skimping, thrifty

acquisitive, avaricious, covetous, grasping, greedy, hoggish, mercenary, rapacious

begrudging, envious, grudging, resentful

inhospitable
Near Antonyms of sparing

altruistic, selfless, unselfish

extravagant, lavish, overgenerous, profuse

beneficent, benevolent, hospitable, humanitarian, philanthropic (also philanthropical)

compassionate, good-hearted, greathearted, kindly, magnanimous, openhearted

thriftless, unthrifty

dissipating, frittering, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, splurging, squandering, wasteful, wasting
Antonyms of sparing

bounteous, bountiful, charitable, freehanded, generous, liberal, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting
3 less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
  • Unfortunately, the explanation of the health insurance plan was somewhat sparing on details.
Synonyms of sparing

exiguous, hand-to-mouth, light, meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, scarce, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparse, stingy
Words Related to sparing

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, short, wanting

bare, bare-bones

least, littlest, lowest, mere, minimal, slightest
Phrases Synonymous with sparing

thin on the ground
Near Antonyms of sparing

adequate, enough, satisfactory, sufficient, tolerable

fat, fecund, fertile, fruitful, prolific, rich

lavish, luxuriant

excess, extra, surplus
Antonyms of sparing

abundant, ample, bountiful, copious, generous, liberal, plenteous, plentiful

Synonym Discussion of sparing

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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