Definitions

stinginess

[stin-jee-nis] / ˈstɪn dʒi nɪs /

NOUN

avarice

Synonyms

STRONG

avidity covetousness cupidity frugality greediness miserliness parsimony penuriousness rapacity thrift

WEAK

close-fistedness grabbiness penny-pinching

Antonyms

STRONG

generosity

WEAK

philanthropy

NOUN

closeness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

intimacy proximity

STRONG

adjacency compactness density parsimony penuriousness propinquity reticence secrecy secretiveness strictness

Antonyms

STRONG

openness

NOUN

economy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

frugality prudence thrift thriftiness

STRONG

austerity curtailment cutback husbandry providence retrenchment sustainability

WEAK

carefulness meanness miserliness parcity parsimony scrimping skimping sparingness

Antonyms

STRONG

carelessness expenditure extravagance imprudence prodigality profligacy spending waste wastefulness

WEAK

consumption improvidence lavishness overspending squandering

NOUN

frugality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moderation prudence thrift

STRONG

avarice avariciousness carefulness conservation economy miserliness parsimoniousness parsimony penuriousness providence saving thriftiness

WEAK

forehandedness good management scrimping

Antonyms

STRONG

spending squandering

WEAK

generosity lavishness wastefulness

NOUN

meanness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avarice greed malice

STRONG

abjection baseness beastliness closeness corruptness covetousness debasement degeneracy degradation disrepute frugality infamy iniquity lowness malignity miserliness parsimony pettiness rapacity shamelessness sordidness unkindness unscrupulousness unworthiness wickedness

WEAK

churlishness contemptibleness ill temper knavishness smallmindedness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

benevolence generosity

STRONG

goodness honor morality virtue

WEAK

nobility worthiness

NOUN

selfishness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

greed self-indulgence

STRONG

self-centeredness self-worship

NOUN

thrift

Synonyms

STRONGEST

austerity frugality prudence

STRONG

carefulness parsimony providence saving thriftiness

WEAK

economizing

Antonyms

WEAK

extravagance spending waste

NOUN

thriftiness

Synonyms

STRONG

abridgement austerity care carefulness caution curtailment cutback decrease deduction direction discretion frugality husbandry layoff meanness miserliness moratorium parsimony providence prudence recession reduction regulation restraint retrenchment rollback shrinkage supervision thrift

WEAK

parcity scrimping skimping sparingness

Antonyms

STRONG

addition carelessness disregard enlargement expansion extravagance generosity imprudence increase indiscretion neglect negligence raise spending thoughtlessness

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RED-ZONE STINGINESS: The Gamecocks lead the SEC and rank seventh nationally in red zone defense with just five TDs and four field goals allowed on 16 opportunities.

From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2016

stinginess

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