THRIFTINESS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word thriftiness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for THRIFTINESS
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| cost-effective | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • productive relative to the cost | ||||||||
| economical | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth adjective satellite • using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness • avoiding waste | ||||||||
| frugal | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • avoiding waste | ||||||||
| penny-pinching | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily adjective satellite • giving or spending with reluctance | ||||||||
| prudent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • careful and sensible; marked by sound judgment | ||||||||
| resourceful | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having inner resources; adroit or imaginative | ||||||||
| saving | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an act of economizing; reduction in cost • recovery or preservation from loss or danger • the activity of protecting something from loss or danger adjective satellite • bringing about salvation or redemption from sin • characterized by thriftiness | ||||||||
| sparing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • avoiding waste | ||||||||
| thrifty | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • careful and diligent in the use of resources adjective satellite • mindful of the future in spending money | ||||||||
| scrimping | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • subsist on a meager allowance | ||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||
