AUSTERITY Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word austerity. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for AUSTERITY
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| downsizing | nounn | |||||||
noun • the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable | ||||||||
| economy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the system of production and distribution and consumption • the efficient use of resources • frugality in the expenditure of money or resources • an act of economizing; reduction in cost | ||||||||
| frugality | nounn | |||||||
noun • prudence in avoiding waste | ||||||||
| moderation | nounn | |||||||
noun • quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes • a change for the better • the trait of avoiding excesses • the action of lessening in severity or intensity | ||||||||
| parsimony | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily • extreme stinginess | ||||||||
| restraint | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of controlling by restraining someone or something • discipline in personal and social activities • the state of being physically constrained • a rule or condition that limits freedom • lack of ornamentation • a device that retards something's motion | ||||||||
| thriftiness | nounn | |||||||
noun • frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | ||||||||
| asceticism | nounn | |||||||
noun • the doctrine that through renunciation of worldly pleasures it is possible to achieve a high spiritual or intellectual state • the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) • rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | ||||||||
| nonindulgence | ||||||||
noun • the trait of great self-denial (especially refraining from worldly pleasures) | ||||||||
