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stinginess

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of stinginess

the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money

refusing to tip poorly paid restaurant servers is a particularly petty form of stinginess

Synonyms of stinginess

cheapness, cheeseparing, closeness, miserliness, niggardliness, parsimony, penny-pinching, penuriousness, pinching, tightfistedness, tightness

Words Related to stinginess

conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift

conservation, saving

husbanding, managing

Near Antonyms of stinginess

bountifulness, bounty, generosity, largesse (also largess), liberality, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness

extravagance, lavishness

dissipation, improvidence, prodigality, squandering, wastefulness

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