as in economy
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money
refusing to tip poorly paid restaurant servers is a particularly petty form of stinginess
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as in miserly
giving or sharing as little as possible
until his redemption, Ebenezer Scrooge is the classic example of a very stingy, heartless miser
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as in sparse
less plentiful than what is normal, necessary, or desirable
a stingy serving of mashed potatoes
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Recent Examples of stinginess
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
His offense was more efficient, his team’s defense more stingy, his team’s fans more noisy.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Second-quarter earnings blasted past forecasts, but the stock reactions were stingy, implying good news was largely priced in to equities.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The 5-foot-11, 220-pound all-state returnee has manned the middle of one of the stingiest defenses in the state the past two years, logging 199 tackles and one state championship.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
And because the times can vary wildly outlet to outlet; Variety is stingiest with its times, while Deadline is often quite generous.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2025
His offense was more efficient, his team’s defense more stingy, his team’s fans more noisy.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 31 Aug. 2025
Second-quarter earnings blasted past forecasts, but the stock reactions were stingy, implying good news was largely priced in to equities.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2025
The 5-foot-11, 220-pound all-state returnee has manned the middle of one of the stingiest defenses in the state the past two years, logging 199 tackles and one state championship.
—Matt Schubert, Denver Post, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinginess
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Trump is a man of many hats Immigration has become the dominant political issue in Britain, eclipsing concerns over a faltering economy, as the country faces a record number of asylum claims.—
Vitalii Yalahuzian,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Added to that, the British economy is sluggish and loaded with debt, and Starmer’s chancellor of the exchequer, Rachel Reeves, has no obvious options for raising revenues in her November budget, having ruled out tax hikes on working people in the election campaign.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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McKim, Mead & White quickly became the place for aspiring young architects, who avidly sought jobs there despite miserly salaries.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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The miserly email account offerings are particularly limiting for larger ventures, and unusual for the category which typically offers unlimited email.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
16 June 2025
Adjective
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Model Drift and Fraud Patterns Require Human Feedback In fraud detection, patterns evolve quickly and data remains sparse.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The floors will be reclaimed plastic and concrete, and the equipment in the hospital will be sparse, as there are no monitors available, Hawash-Kuemmerle said.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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So yes, be yourself, so long as that self is not selfish, impulsive, or obnoxious.—
Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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To be a quarterback means being selfish and sometimes delusional.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Treat storage as a scarce public good.—
Phil De Luna,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Water is scarce, rationed to just three hours a day in some districts, and packs of stray dogs roam the city.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Suddenly, Mickey is offering him a chance to play the main stage, which sets Sam’s greedier instincts into overdrive.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2025
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But his greedy schemes and her desire to keep her dog immortal led to the downfall of her once-thriving business and turned her into a woman on the run.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cutting carbs entirely can raise the risk of cholesterol, kidney stones, poor bone health, gut problems, and even cancer, added Stefanki.—
Caitlin Pagán,
Verywell Health,
11 Sep. 2025
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Before Wednesday’s game, people within the organization were optimistic about Helsley putting his tipping problem and overall poor pitching behind him, pointing to a clean inning Monday.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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Every year, a complacent, tightfisted city council turned down the recommendations.—
Margaret Talbot,
The New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2023
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Kotick played the tightfisted owner of the Oakland A’s.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
31 May 2023
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“Stinginess.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinginess. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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