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Word | Frugal |
avoiding waste; an economical meal; an economical shopper; a frugal farmer; a frugal lunch; a sparing father and a spending son; sparing in their use of heat and light; stinting in bestowing gifts; thrifty because they remember the great Depression; (`scotch' is used only informally) / Economical in the use or appropriation of resources / Thrifty, cheap / sparing or economical with regard to money or food. / careful about spending money or using things when you do not need to : using money or supplies in a very careful way / simple and plain, | |
Usage | ⇒ She is a frugal housewife ⇒ The frugal shopper only bought items that were on sale. ⇒ a frugal meal of bread and cheese ⇒ he led a remarkably frugal existence ⇒ Ann lives a frugal life ; The old man finished his frugal breakfast |
Synonyms | thrifty, sparing, economical, stingy, parsimonious, prudent, provident, careful, saving, spare, cheap, penny-pinching, tight, abstemious, austere, chary, niggardly, miserly, moderate, penurious, |
Antonyms | generous, lavish, wasteful, extravagant, luxurious, improvident, thriftless, openhanded, bountiful, prodigal, profligate, spendthrift, uneconomical, bounteous, expensive, liberal, opulent, palatial, plush, shortsighted, |
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