Synonyms for tightwad

Most common

carl · miser · cheapo · churl · skinflint · niggard

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Noun

Antonyms

spendthrift

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who is stingy; someone overly cautious or defensive with money.

   That tightwad would drive ten miles to save a few cents on gas.

Forms

Plural

tightwads → misers, cheapos, carls, churls…

Example sentences

• carl Carl Gauss studied modular arithmetic extensively.
• miser The miser opened the box to find his money stolen.
• skinflint That skinflint, he never offers to pay!
• niggard Many people considered him a niggard.

Popularity over time

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

By length

4 letters

carl¹

5 letters

miser², churl

6 letters

cheapo²

7 letters

niggard²

9 letters

skinflint²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (miser² = 2 syllables).