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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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Yet, despite these encouraging signs, India lags behind major global economies in EV adoption.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

It expects inflation in the Group of 20 leading economies to rise to 4% this year from 3.4% in 2025, but fall back to 3.1% next year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

With a population of 135.9 million, Ethiopia is Africa's second most-populous nation - after Nigeria - and one of the continent's fast-growing economies, according to World Bank estimates.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

A resolution could also benefit China and European economies, by reducing inflation pressure, and U.S. consumers facing higher gas costs.

From Barron's • May 30, 2026

It remained confined to Ethiopia until it caught on in Arabia and then around the world, to sustain today the economies of countries as far-flung as Brazil and Papua New Guinea.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond