ˌən-ˈjen-rəs
as in selfish
giving or sharing as little as possible
it is ungenerous for someone of his ample means not to provide more for the care of his aging parents
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Recent Examples of ungenerous
There’s an ungenerous and shallow way to look at this film as little more than a highlight reel of Hammer’s work, a paltry substitute for actually spending meaningful time with the work itself.
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Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Stars and billionaires are calling out the super-rich for being ungenerous
As the world mints hundreds of thousands of millionaires yearly and billionaire wealth soars to record highs, some leaders can’t stand to stay quiet.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
No one wants to disappoint their child or be seen as ungenerous.
—Mandy Len Catron, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
But those monologues are artistically dishonest and ungenerous.
—Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2025
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Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Stars and billionaires are calling out the super-rich for being ungenerous
As the world mints hundreds of thousands of millionaires yearly and billionaire wealth soars to record highs, some leaders can’t stand to stay quiet.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026
No one wants to disappoint their child or be seen as ungenerous.
—Mandy Len Catron, The Atlantic, 7 Jan. 2026
But those monologues are artistically dishonest and ungenerous.
—Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungenerous
Adjective
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Her personality has always been difficult, noncollaborative, selfish and demanding.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
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Squandering his Senate seniority and experience at this time, combined with his decision to appoint a newbie to replace him, should that opportunity arise, seems misguided at best and selfish at worst.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Backfill with soil, being careful not to place the soil against the stem, as this can cause rot.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
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Every Jantzen suit is crafted for a variety of body types with careful attention to support, coverage and ease of movement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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There is no need to be uncharitable.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
25 Apr. 2026
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His uncharitable behavior and boundless love of money wins no converts to the Christian faith.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The Democratic Party was being greedy.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2026
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So perhaps there will be a Season 8, though with two unaired seasons still to come later this year and next, asking for more feels greedy.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Koenig’s former Yankees teammates were contemptuous of that miserly decision.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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The film is set in Mumbai and built around a miserly protagonist whose circumstances spiral into escalating absurdity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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This is the most parsimonious way to account for the unified nature of consciousness, according to subcorticalists.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
28 May 2026
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What fraction visible at basically every U.S. gas station originated as a parsimonious response to a 1932 one-penny gas tax?—
Drew Goins,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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There’s a cast of wanderers, visionaries, and itinerants, the self-educated and self-published, a long lineage of cranks and outcasts, mostly penurious, always opinionated, stretching away into the mists of pseudohistory.—
Hari Kunzru,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Then the usually penurious Indians suddenly splurged.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
19 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Some of Colorado's top scorers have struggled against the Golden Knights' stingy defense.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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Montreal’s rebuild looks like the class of the league, Buffalo is finally on the rise, and Ottawa made the playoffs off a stingy brand of possession hockey.—
Dom Luszczyszyn,
New York Times,
20 May 2026
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“Ungenerous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungenerous. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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