Synonyms for stinginess

Most common

frugality · avarice · meanness · cheapness · closeness · parsimony · miserliness · tightfistedness

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Noun

Antonyms

generosity, bounty, largesse

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   The property of being stingy: a lack of generosity; excessive parsimony.

   Near-synonyms: cheapness, tightness, miserliness

Forms

Plural

stinginesses → meannesses, avarices, frugalities, cheapnesses…

Example sentences

• frugality Frugality with diligence builds houses like castles.
• avarice Young men are apt to fall a victim to their own avarice.
• meanness I took for granted that he was above such meanness.
• cheapness If the reason to buy is its cheapness, I won't buy it.
• closeness I don't fear the closeness between different peoples.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

avarice³

8 letters

meanness²

9 letters

closeness², tightness², frugality⁴, cheapness², parsimony⁴

11 letters

miserliness

13 letters

niggardliness⁴, penuriousness

15 letters

tightfistedness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (avarice³ = 3 syllables).