Synonyms for ungiving
- adjective
Most common
Definitions
- adj. 1
Not giving; ungenerous.
Example sentences
- stingy Shylock is greedy, and what is worse, very stingy.
- miserly The principal was always miserly with words.
- parsimonious The parsimonious patron spent aeons haggling with the clerk.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| ungiving | rising | |
| stingy | rising | |
| miserly | rising | |
| parsimonious | rising | |
| niggardly | falling | |
| penurious | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- mean1
- 6 letters
- shabby2, stingy2
- 7 letters
- miserly3
- 9 letters
- niggardly3, penurious4
- 10 letters
- ungenerous
- 12 letters
- parsimonious5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (shabby2 = 2 syllables).