Miserly synonyms
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Part of speech:
Giving or spending reluctantly.
Excessively sparing or frugal.
close-fisted
Tightfisted; stingy.
Full of avarice; greedy for riches
niggard
niggardly
Tending to acquire and retain ideas or information:
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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:
Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and possess (especially money); avaricious.
Greatly exceeding what is reasonable or moderate; exorbitant
Simple or costing little; meager or inexpensive:
(Computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.
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hard-fisted
Tightfisted; stingy.
ironfisted
(Slang) Hard to cope with; difficult or troublesome:
Unwilling to part with money or possessions; mean; miserly; stingy
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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)
Stingy
Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish
The definition of a curmudgeon is a cranky, ill tempered individual.
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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, avaricious, niggard, niggardly, acquisitive, cheap, churlish, close and covetous.