Synonyms of thrift

thrift

noun

ˈthrift 

as in saving

careful management of material resources

through hard work and thrift our father was able to raise the money to put all four of us through college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• saving
• economy
• frugality
• providence
• parsimony
• prudence
• husbandry
• temperance
• scrimping
• skimping
• penny-pinching
• conservation
• stinginess
• miserliness
• moderation
• belt-tightening
• retrenchment
• restraint
• discretion
• forehandedness
• austerity

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wastefulness
• extravagance
• prodigality
• improvidence
• lavishness
• squandering
• diseconomy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thrift

Sales from the thrift store are donated directly to widows, immigrants and refugees in the Sacramento area and internationally. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026

Vintage shops and thrift stores can be treasure troves for all sorts of odds and ends to fill any space of the house—especially because vintage decor is having a major moment right now. — Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2026

While most associate the company with affordable thrift stores and donation drop-offs, the organization also has provided janitorial, landscaping, grounds maintenance and food preparation services since 1982. — Delia Rose Sauer, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Billy even has a caution-to-the-wind vision of ignoring the difficulties of mixed regrind—of doing a thrift store road trip, gathering old records, and re-pressing them anyway. — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026