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tightfistedness
Synonyms and Antonyms of tightfistedness
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money longing for the occasional luxury, they bitterly complained about their father's tightfistedness Synonyms of tightfistedness cheapness, cheeseparing, closeness, miserliness, niggardliness, penny-pinching, penuriousness, pinching, stinginess, parsimony, tightnessWords Related to tightfistedness conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift; conservation, saving; husbanding, managingNear Antonyms of tightfistedness bountifulness, bounty, generosity, largesse (also largess), liberality, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness; extravagance, lavishness; dissipation, improvidence, prodigality, squandering, wastefulness
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