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economies

NOUN

saving, frugality

Synonyms

STRONGEST

recession

STRONG

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

WEAK

parcity scrimping skimping sparingness

Antonyms

STRONG

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

WEAK

squandering

Example Sentences

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It is a clean energy option that provides enormous home-grown energy that is, and will be, needed to power vibrant economies of the future.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

After tech gains in Asia, attention turned to US-Iran war developments and the potential fallout for economies on the continent, sending European stocks lower.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

France’s Finance Minister Roland Lescure said bond markets were “undergoing a correction—I wouldn’t say they’re collapsing,” as yields around major economies tested multi-year highs as the war with Iran entered its 81st day on Tuesday.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Much of that pickup will be driven by developing economies, among which the UN expects inflation to average 5.2%, well above the 3.9% previously forecast.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

We ridicule their piety, their small economies, the size of their feet, their rubber plant, which sums them up.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood