STINGIES Synonyms

• avoiding waste

• an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

• approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

• characterized by malice

• having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

• marked by poverty befitting a beggar

• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

• (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

• of no value or worth

• very good; of the highest quality

• mean or intend to express or convey

• have as a logical consequence

• denote or connote

• have in mind as a purpose

• have a specified degree of importance

• intend to refer to

• destine or designate for a certain purpose

• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

• petty or reluctant in giving or spending

• excessively unwilling to spend

• extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily

• giving or spending with reluctance

• not having enough money to pay for necessities

• excessively unwilling to spend

• unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)

• deficient in amount or quality or extent

• closely constrained or constricted or constricting

• of such close construction as to be impermeable

• firmly or closely

• in an attentive manner

• pulled or drawn tight

• set so close together as to be invulnerable to penetration

• pressed tightly together

• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

• affected by scarcity and expensive to borrow

• of textiles

• securely or solidly fixed in place; rigid

• (of a contest or contestants) evenly matched

• very drunk

• exasperatingly difficult to handle or circumvent

• demanding strict attention to rules and procedures

• packed closely together

• unwilling to part with money

• a miserly person

• lacking in magnanimity

• unwilling to spend (money, time, resources, etc.)