Synonyms for ungenerous
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
stingy, miserly, niggardly, mean UK, uncharitable, parsimonious, mean-spirited, tight-fisted, selfish, penny-pinching, close, chintzy, narrow, cheap, shabby, small, hard-fisted, tight, near, penurious, mingy, closefisted
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not generous; stingy.
Example sentences
- stingy Shylock is greedy, and what is worse, very stingy.
- miserly The principal was always miserly with words.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ungenerous | steady | |
| stingy | rising | |
| miserly | rising | |
| uncharitable | steady | |
| niggardly | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mean1, near1
- 5 letters
- small1, close1, cheap1, tight1, mingy
- 6 letters
- narrow2, shabby2, stingy2
- 7 letters
- selfish2, miserly3, chintzy2
- 9 letters
- niggardly3, penurious4
- 11 letters
- closefisted
- 12 letters
- parsimonious5, uncharitable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (narrow2 = 2 syllables).