Synonyms for thrifty
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Frugal — showing thrift; economical; frugal
frugal, economical, provident formal, penny-pinching, saving, prudent, sparing, penny-wise, cheap, canny, parsimonious, economic, scotch, chary, foresighted, stingy, huswifely dated
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Showing thrift; economical; frugal.
Related words
- Word family
- thriftiness
Example sentences
- saving A national campaign for energy saving is underway.
- economical A small car is more economical than a large one.
- frugal He is not frugal so you can't trust him with money.
- prosperous Algeria is a prosperous country full of potential.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| thrifty | falling | |
| saving | steady | |
| economical | falling | |
| frugal | rising | |
| prosperous | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- cheap1, canny2, chary2
- 6 letters
- saving2, scotch1, frugal2, stingy2
- 7 letters
- careful2, prudent2, sparing2
- 8 letters
- economic4, thriving2
- 9 letters
- provident3, huswifely
- 10 letters
- economical5, prosperous3
- 11 letters
- foresighted
- 12 letters
- parsimonious5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (canny2 = 2 syllables).