What is another word for niggardly?
200 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ n_ˈɪ_ɡ_ə_d_l_ɪ], [ nˈɪɡədlɪ], [ nˈɪɡədlɪ]Table of Contents
Similar words for niggardly:- all (adjective)
- close (adjective)
- economical (adjective)
- few (adjective)
- grasping (adjective)
- greedy (adjective)
- hard-fisted (adjective)
- penny-pinching (adjective)
- pinching (adjective)
- poor (adjective)
- short (adjective)
- skimpy (adjective)
- small (adjective)
- compactly (adverb)
- other synonyms
Definition for Niggardly:
Synonyms for Niggardly:
adj.
•all (adjective) •close (adjective) •economical (adjective)- canny,
- unwasteful,
- meager,
- money-saving,
- time-saving,
- efficient,
- cost-effective,
- Skimping,
- saving,
- Scrimping,
- sparing,
- chary,
- work-saving,
- circumspect,
- avaricious,
- practical,
- methodical,
- watchful,
- spare,
- prudent,
- prudential,
- curmudgeonly,
- timesaving,
- penny-wise,
- on the rims,
- provident.
- scanty,
- little,
- sparse,
- minimum,
- negligible,
- insufficient,
- minimal,
- spotty,
- scarce,
- few.
- itchy,
- grabby,
- avid,
- acquisitive,
- selfish,
- extortionate,
- venal,
- rapacious,
- desirous,
- Extorting,
- covetous.
- eager,
- insatiable,
- impatient,
- voracious,
- omnivorous,
- hungry,
- craving,
- Gobbling,
- hoggish,
- intemperate,
- gulping,
- guzzling,
- edacious,
- carnivorous,
- Gormandizing,
- gluttonous,
- devouring,
- ravenous.
- insignificant,
- plain,
- mediocre,
- common,
- exiguous,
- sorry,
- poorer,
- miserable,
- trivial,
- shabby,
- humble,
- pitiful,
- rotten,
- substandard,
- subnormal,
- second-rate,
- lowly,
- reduced,
- trifling,
- SUBPAR.,
- Dwarfed,
- ordinary,
- below par,
- paltry,
- unsatisfactory,
- diminutive,
- pitiable,
- modest,
- shoddy,
- valueless,
- low-grade,
- base,
- slight,
- crude,
- inferior,
- subpar,
- contemptible,
- worthless.
adv.
•compactly (adverb)n.
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- nominal,
- petty,
- chicken feed,
- pin money,
- cheap,
- sou,
- subsistence,
- Hard-fisted,
- pocket money,
- give,
- not go far,
- pittance,
- peanuts,
- a red cent.
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- close.
Other synonyms:
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- Pinching,
- close-fisted,
- costive.
Antonyms for Niggardly:
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adj.
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close
detached, far, inaccurate, faraway, imprecise, unfriendly, Uncramped, dry, beyond, away, open, loose, cool, unreserved, giving, generous.
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economical
unreasonable, inefficient, uncareful, wasteful, uneconomical, expensive, careless.
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frugal
lavish, incautious, Spendthrifty, spendthrift.
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grasping
unselfish.
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greedy
benevolent, liberal, charitable, philanthropic, abstemious, extravagant.
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inadequate
abundant, full, able, finished, enough, potent, strong, sufficient, adequate, competent, complete, capable, perfect.
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poor
excellent, formal, happy, noble, significant, uncommon, large, brave, tall, important, lucky, nice, superior, affluent, refined, extraordinary, sophisticated, abnormal, fortunate, bold, great, wealthy, rich, big.
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Other antonyms:
fecund, fertile, satisfactory, squandering, beneficent, Frittering, selfless, handsome, plenteous, freehanded, humanitarian, fat, prolific, unsparing, openhanded, bursting, teeming, excess, surplus, luxuriant, splurging, fruitful, openhearted, thriftless, tolerable, flourishing, altruistic, wasting, hospitable, overgenerous, proliferative, profligate, bounteous, swarming, magnanimous, greathearted, kindly, unstinting, extra, thriving, compassionate, Unthrifty, good-hearted, free, blooming.
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