Miserly synonyms
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Part of speech:
Giving or spending reluctantly.
Excessively sparing or frugal.
close-fisted
Tightfisted; stingy.
niggardly
niggard
Tending to acquire and retain ideas or information:
Full of avarice; greedy for riches
The definition of cheap is costing very little, of little value or someone who is unwilling to spend money.
Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact:
Stingy
Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious.
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
Greatly exceeding what is reasonable or moderate; exorbitant
Simple or costing little; meager or inexpensive:
(Computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.
hard-fisted
Tightfisted; stingy.
ironfisted
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
Unwilling to part with money or possessions; mean; miserly; stingy
Fitting close or too close to the skin; snug:
One who lives very meagerly in order to hoard money.
extravagant (antonym)
The definition of extravagant is being excessive or overdone.
generous (antonym)
Willing to give and share unsparingly; showing a readiness to give more (especially money) than is expected or needed. [from 17th c.]
Small in quantity; meager:
paltry (related)
profligate (related)
The definition of a curmudgeon is a cranky, ill tempered individual.
Find another word for miserly. In this page you can discover 35 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for miserly, like: stingy, parsimonious, close-fisted, niggardly, niggard, acquisitive, avaricious, cheap, churlish, close and closefisted.