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thrifty

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of thrifty

careful in the management of money or resources

if you are thrifty, you can find ways to decorate your room stylishly yet inexpensively

Synonyms of thrifty

economical, economizing, frugal, provident, scrimping, sparing

Words Related to thrifty

conserving, preserving, saving

forehanded, foresighted, foresightful, prudent

cheap, close, closefisted, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious, penny-pinching, penurious, pinching, spare, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted

Near Antonyms of thrifty

improvident, shortsighted

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

extravagant, indulgent, lavish

Antonyms of thrifty

prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, squandering, thriftless, unthrifty, wasteful

Synonym Discussion of thrifty

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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