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parsimony
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of PARSIMONY
1
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money <her parsimony was so extreme that she'd walk five miles to the store to save a few cents on gas>
Synonyms cheapness, cheeseparing, closeness, miserliness, niggardliness, penny-pinching, penuriousness, pinching, stinginess, tightfistedness, tightness
Related Words conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift; conservation, saving; husbanding, managing
Near Antonyms bountifulness, bounty, generosity, largesse (also largess), liberality, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness; extravagance, lavishness; dissipation, improvidence, prodigality, squandering, wastefulness
2
careful management of material resources <people often think that the good times will last forever and have little interest in parsimony>
Related Words conservation, saving; miserliness, niggardliness, stinginess; belt-tightening, retrenchment; discretion, forehandedness, prudence; austerity, moderation, restraint, temperance
Antonyms diseconomy, wastefulness
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