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thrifty
Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
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  1. Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
  2. Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical.
  3. Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good management of property; sparing; frugal.
saving
Economizing or economical
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  1. Economizing or economical
  2. Containing an exception; making a reservation
  3. That saves
prudent
Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
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  1. Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
  2. Capable of exercising sound judgment in practical matters, esp. as concerns one's own interests
  3. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense:
parsimonious
Characterized by parsimony; miserly; close
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  1. Characterized by parsimony; miserly; close
  2. Excessively sparing or frugal.
meager
Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble:
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  1. Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble:
  2. Having little flesh; lean.
  3. Of poor quality or small amount; not full or rich; inadequate
skimpy
Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting:
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  1. Inadequate, as in size or fullness, especially through economizing or stinting:
  2. Small or inadequate; not generous, or of a garment, very small, light, or revealing.
  3. Not covering a considerable amount of the body:
spartan
Simple, frugal, or austere:
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  1. Simple, frugal, or austere:
  2. Like or characteristic of the Spartans, who were famous for being warlike, brave, stoical, severe, frugal, and highly disciplined
  3. Alternative spelling of spartan.
canny
Careful and shrewd, especially where one's own interests are concerned.
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  1. Careful and shrewd, especially where one's own interests are concerned.
  2. (Northumbrian) Very or much.
  3. Cautious in spending money; frugal.
chary
Very cautious; wary:
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  1. Very cautious; wary:
  2. Not taking chances; careful; cautious
  3. Not giving or expending freely; sparing:
economical
Prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant.
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  1. Prudent and thrifty in management; not wasteful or extravagant.
  2. Sparing in the amount of items involved to achieve a desired result:
  3. Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.
provident
Providing for future needs or events; exercising or characterized by foresight
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  1. Providing for future needs or events; exercising or characterized by foresight
  2. Frugal; economical:
  3. Prudent or economical
prudent
Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
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  1. Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
  2. Capable of exercising sound judgment in practical matters, esp. as concerns one's own interests
  3. Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense:
saving
Economizing or economical
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  1. Economizing or economical
  2. Containing an exception; making a reservation
  3. That saves
scotch
Scottish.
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  1. Scottish.
  2. Of Scottish origin.
  3. Of Scotland or its people, language, or culture; Scottish
sparing
Deficient or limited in quantity, fullness, or extent:
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  1. Deficient or limited in quantity, fullness, or extent:
  2. Given to or marked by prudence and restraint in the use of material resources.
  3. Careful in spending or using; frugal
thrifty
Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
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  1. Secured by thrift; well husbanded.
  2. Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical.
  3. Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy and good management of property; sparing; frugal.
Find another word for frugal. In this page you can discover 23 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for frugal, like: economical, thrifty, thrifty, saving, prudent, parsimonious, meager, skimpy, spartan, careful and moderate.

Sentence Examples

  • In business transactions Alex was frugal with his money, but when it came to his family, he was generous.

  • If I could find a woman that frugal, I might just settle down.

  • There was a fine line between being frugal and being a miser.

  • From what I hear, he's pretty... frugal; I guess would be the best word.

  • The Hakkas are a hardy and frugal race, belonging mainly to the hill districts.

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